''Mycobacterium nebraskense'' is a slow growing, yellow, pigmented
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'') ...
that was first isolated from human
sputum
Sputum is mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways (the trachea and bronchi). In medicine, sputum samples are usually used for a naked eye examination, microbiological investigation of respiratory infections and cytological investigatio ...
at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Mycobacterium species are common causes of
pulmonary
The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of ...
infections in both humans and animals.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Mycobacterium nebraskense'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Acid-fast bacilli
nebraskense
Bacteria described in 2004
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