Mycobacterium psychrotolerans | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Mycobacteriales |
Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mycobacterium |
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M. psychrotolerans
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Binomial name | |
Mycobacterium psychrotolerans Trujillo et al. 2004, DSM 44697 |
Mycobacterium psychrotolerans is a rapidly growing mycobacterium first isolated from pond water near a uranium mine in Spain. It was able to grow at 4°C and is therefore considered to be psychrotolerant. Etymology: psychros, cold; tolerans, tolerating.
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Mycobacteria (including Nontuberculous)
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Slowly growing (R1P=photochromogenic; R2S=scotochromogenic; R3N=nonchromogenic) |
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Rapidly growing/ Runyon IV |
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Mycobacterium psychrotolerans |
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