''Mycobacterium frederiksbergense'' 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 ...
''.
Etymology: frederiksbergense, of
Frederiksberg,
Denmark, referring to the place of isolation.
Type strain
First isolated in Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Strain FAn9 = CIP 107205 = DSM 44346 = NRRL B-24126.
References
*Willumsen et al. 2001. Mycobacterium frederiksbergense sp. nov., a novel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Mycobacterium species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 51, 1715–1722.
External links
Type strain of ''Mycobacterium frederiksbergense'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Acid-fast bacilli
frederiksbergense
Bacteria described in 2001
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