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Mycobacterium flavescens
Etymology: Latin, flavescens = becoming golden yellow.

Description

Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods. Colony characteristics Physiology
  • Slow growth on Löwenstein-Jensen medium at 25-37°C, but not at 45 °C within 7-10 days.
  • Although growth rate is intermediate, metabolic and physiologic properties are more like rapidly growing species. Differential characteristics
  • Serologic specificity demonstrated by immunodiffusion.
  • Related to Mycobacterium fortuitum: can be distinguished by its intense pigment production, and its slow rate of growth.

    Pathogenesis

    Not associated with disease. Biosafety level 2.

    Type Strain

  • Normal human flora, environmental habitat.
  • First isolated from a drug treated tuberculous guinea pig (Mexico). Strain ATCC 14474 = CCUG 29041 = CIP 104533 = DSM 43991 = JCM 12274 = NCTC 10271 = NRRL B-4038.Further Information

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