''Mycobacterium indicus pranii'' (MIP), earlier known as Mw, is a non-
pathogenic
In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ ...
mycobacterial species, which, based on its growth characteristics and metabolic properties, is validly classified as a member of the
Mycobacterium avium complex. The novelty of this bacterium is due to its translational application as an immunotherapeutic. The
genome of the organism has now been completely sequenced.
The origin of the proposed name is a combination of the site of isolation of the bacterial species from India (indicus), discovery by ''Pran'' Talwar (''pran''ii) and characterization at the ''N''ational ''I''nstitute of ''I''mmunology, India
(pra''nii'').
References
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indicus pranii