Mycolicibacter terrae
Mycolicibacter terrae (formerly Mycobacterium terrae) is a slow-growing species of mycobacteria. It is an ungrouped member of the third Runyon (nonchromatogenic mycobacteria). It is known to cause serious skin infections, which are "relatively resistant to antibiotic therapy".
| Mycolicibacter terrae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycolicibacter |
| Species: | M. terrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycolicibacter terrae (Wayne 1966) Gupta et al. 2018 | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 15755 CCUG 27847 CIP 104321 DSM 43227 JCM 12143 LMG 10394 | |
| Synonyms | |
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