Mycobacterium triplex is a species of ''
Mycobacterium''.
It is closely related to ''
Mycobacterium genavense
Mycobacterium genavense is a slow-growing 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
N ...
''.
It causes disease in
immunocompromised
Immunodeficiency, also known as immunocompromisation, is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious diseases and cancer is compromised or entirely absent. Most cases are acquired ("secondary") due to extrinsic factors that a ...
patients.
[Piersimoni C, Zitti P, Mazzarelli G, Mariottini A, Nista D, Zallocco D]
Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary disease in immunocompetent host.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Oct.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Mycobacterium triplex'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
triplex
Bacteria described in 1997
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