Mycobacterium duvalii
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| Mycobacterium duvalii | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. duvalii
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium duvalii Stanford and Gunthorpe 1971, ATCC 51304
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Mycobacterium duvalii is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.
Description
[edit | edit source]Gram-positive, nonmotile and pleomorphic acid-fast rods.
Colony characteristics
- Bright yellow pigmented, scotochromogenic and rough or smooth colonies on Löwenstein–Jensen medium.
Physiology
- Fast growth on Löwenstein–Jensen medium at 25 °C and 37 °C within 7 days. No growth at 45 °C.
- Resistant to isoniazid, rifampicin, and sodium aminosalicylate.
Differential characteristics
- Characterised by the possession of 6 species-specific antigens demonstrable in immunodiffusion tests.
Pathogenicity.
Pathogenesis
[edit | edit source]Not pathogenic, but evidence insufficient. Biosafety level 1.
Type strain
[edit | edit source]First isolated from cases of human leprosy by C. W. Duval. Strain ATCC 43910 = CCUG 41352 = CIP 104539 = DSM 44244 = JCM 6396 = NCTC 358.
References
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External links
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