Mycobacterium lacus
| Mycobacterium lacus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. lacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium lacus Turenne et al. 2002, ATCC BAA-323
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Mycobacterium lacus is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycobacterium known to be a causative agent in immunocompetent individuals.
Description
[edit]Large, dispersed acid-fast bacilli with prominent beading
Colony characteristics
- Colonies on LöwensteinâJensen medium were nonchromogenic, small, with a dry appearance.
- On Middlebrook 7H10 agar, colonies are small, non-pigmented and smooth to rough, with a slightly irregular edge. Younger colonies appeared slightly transparent.
Physiology
[edit]- Growth was observed on LöwensteinâJensen medium at two weeks at both 37 and 42 °C and at 3 weeks at 30 °C. At four weeks, very little growth was observed at 25 °C, and no growth was observed at 52 °C.
Pathogenesis
[edit]- The causative agent of bursitis in an immunocompetent individual.
Type strain
[edit]- Isolated from synovial tissue from a 68-year-old female with bursitis of her right elbow. The likely exposure was in a lake.
Strain NRCM 00-255 = ATCC BAA-323 = DSM 44577
References
[edit]- Turenne, C; Chedore, P; Wolfe, J; et al. (November 2002). "Mycobacterium lacus sp. nov., a novel slowly growing, non-chromogenic clinical isolate". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 2135â40. PMID 12508880.
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