Mycobacterium monacense
Mycobacterium monacense is a yellow-pigmented, non-photochromogenic species of mycobacterium named after Monacum, the Latin name of the German city Munich where the first strain was isolated. It grows in less than a week on solid medium.
| Mycobacterium monacense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. monacense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium monacense Reischl et al. 2006, DSM 44395 | |
Phylogenetic analysis has shown that this strain is most closely related to Mycobacterium doricum.
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