Mycobacterium asiaticum
Mycobacterium asiaticum is a slowly growing photochromogenic mycobacterium first isolated from monkeys in 1965. M. asiaticum can, but rarely, causes human pulmonary disease.
| Mycobacterium asiaticum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. asiaticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium asiaticum Weiszfeiler et al. 1971, ATCC 25276 | |
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