''Mycobacterium chitae'' 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
''Mycobacterium'' is a genus of over 190 species in the phylum Actinomycetota, assigned its own family, Mycobacteriaceae. This genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis ('' M. tuberculosis'') and ...
''.
Type strain: strain
ATCC 19627 = CCUG 39504 = CIP 105383 = DSM 44633 = JCM 12403 = NCTC 10485.
References
*SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225–420.
SUKAMURA (M.): Mycobacterium chitae: a new species. Japanese Journal of Microbiology, 1967, 11, 43–47.
External links
Type strain of ''Mycobacterium chitae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Acid-fast bacilli
chitae
Bacteria described in 1967
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