''Mycobacterium holsaticum'' is a species of the phylum

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with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus '' Mycobacterium''.

Type strain

Strain 1406 = CCUG 46266 = DSM 44478 = JCM 12374

References

*Richter et al. 2002. Mycobacterium holsaticum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 52, 1991–1996.

External links

Type strain of ''Mycobacterium holsaticum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Acid-fast bacilli holsaticum Bacteria described in 2002 {{Mycobacterium-stub