What are the different types of mycobacterium?
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Slowly growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) members are causative agents of human and animal tuberculosis. Species in this complex include: M. africanum M. bovis M. bovis BCG M. canetti M. caprae M. microti M. mungi M. orygis M. pinnipedii M. suricattae M. tuberculosis, the major causeRead more
Slowly growing
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) members are causative agents of human and animal tuberculosis. Species in this complex include:
M. africanum
M. bovis
M. bovis BCG
M. canetti
M. caprae
M. microti
M. mungi
M. orygis
M. pinnipedii
M. suricattae
M. tuberculosis, the major cause of human tuberculosis
Mycobacterium avium complex
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of species that, in a disseminated infection but not lung infection, used to be a significant cause of death in AIDS patients. Species in this complex include:
M. avium
M. avium paratuberculosis, which has been implicated in Crohn’s disease in humans and is the causative agent of Johne’s disease in cattle and sheep
M. avium silvaticum
M. avium “hominissuis”
M. colombiense
M. indicus pranii
M. intracellulare
Mycobacterium gordonae clade
M. asiaticum
M. gordonae
Mycobacterium kansasii clade
M. gastri
M. kansasii
Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum/terrae clade
M. hiberniae
M. icosiumassiliensis
M. nonchromogenicum
M. terrae
M. triviale
Mycolactone-producing mycobacteria
M. ulcerans, which causes the “Buruli”, or “Bairnsdale” ulcer
M. pseudoshottsii
M. shottsii
Mycobacterium simiae clade
M. florentinum
M. genavense
M. heidelbergense
M. interjectum
M. kubicae
M. lentiflavum
M. montefiorense
M. palustre
M. parascrofulaceum
M. simiae
M. triplex
Ungrouped
M. arabiense
M. aromaticivorans
M. aquaticum
M. bacteremicum
M. bohemicum
M. botniense
M. branderi
M. celatum
M. chimaera
M. conspicuum
M. cookii
M. doricum
M. farcinogenes
M. haemophilum
M. heckeshornense
M. intracellulare
M. lacus
M. leprae, which causes leprosy
M. lepraemurium
M. lepromatosis, another (less significant) cause of leprosy, described in 2008
M. liflandii
M. llatzerense
M. malmoense
M. marinum, causes a rare disease called Aquarium granuloma.
M. neoaurum
M. monacense
M. murale
M. nebraskense
M. saskatchewanense
M. sediminis
M. scrofulaceum
M. shimoidei
M. szulgai
Mycobacterium talmoniae
M. tusciae
M. xenopi
M. yongonense
Intermediate growth rate
M. intermedium
Rapidly growing
Mycobacterium abscessus clade
M. abscessus
M. bolletii
M. massiliense
Together they are known as the M. abscessus complex
Mycobacterium chelonae clade
See lessM. chelonae
M. immunogenum
M. stephanolepidis
Mycobacterium fortuitum clade
M. boenickei
M. brisbanense
M. cosmeticum
M. fortuitum
M. fortuitum subsp. acetamidolyticum
M. houstonense
M. mageritense
M. neworleansense
M. peregrinum
M. porcinum
M. senegalense
M. septicum
Mycobacterium mucogenicum clade
Mycobacterium aubagnese
M. mucogenicum
Mycobacterium phocaicum
Mycobacterium parafortuitum clade
M. austroafricanum
M. diernhoferi
M. frederiksbergense
M. hodleri
M. neoaurum
M. parafortuitum
Mycobacterium vaccae clade
M. aurum
M. vaccae
CF (Cystic Fibrosis)
M. chitae
M. fallax
Ungrouped
M. agri
M. aichiense
M. alvei
M. arupense
M. barrassiae
M. brumae
M. canariasense
M. chubuense
M. conceptionense
M. confluentis
M. duvalii
M. elephantis
M. flavescens
M. gadium
M. gilvum
M. hassiacum
M. holsaticum
M. iranicum
M. komossense
M. madagascariense
M. massilipolynesiensis
M. moriokaense
M. obuense
M. phlei
M. psychrotolerans
M. pulveris
M. pyrenivorans
M. smegmatis
M. goodii
M. wolinskyi
M. sphagni
M. thermoresistibile
M. vanbaalenii
Ungrouped
M. arosiense
M. aubagnense
M. chlorophenolicum
M. fluoroanthenivorans
M. kumamotonense
M. novocastrense
M. parmense
M. poriferae
M. rhodesiae
M. seoulense
M. tokaiense