Mycobacterium florentinum
| Mycobacterium florentinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. florentinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium florentinum Tortoli et al. 2005, DSM 44852
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Mycobacterium florentinum is a strain of bacteria found in humans that can cause infections and other disease conditions, and prolong sickness. It presents a high resistance to antimycobacterial drugs. It is characterized by: slow growth and a short helix 18 in the 16S rDNA.
Etymology: florentinum, of the Italian city of Florence, where the majority of the strains were collected and investigated.
Type strain
First isolated and characterized in Florence, Italy. Strain FI-93171 = CCUG 50992 = CIP 108409 = DSM 44852
See also
References
- Tortoli, E; Rindi, L; Goh, KS; et al. (May 2005). "Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov., isolated from humans". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 1101–6. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63485-0. PMID 15879240.