Mycobacterium triplex

Species of bacterium

Mycobacterium triplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species:
M. triplex
Binomial name
Mycobacterium triplex
Floyd, et al. 1997[1]

Mycobacterium triplex is a species of Mycobacterium.[2]

It is closely related to Mycobacterium genavense.[3]

It causes disease in immunocompromised patients.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Genus Mycobacterium". LPSN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ Floyd, MM; Guthertz, LS; Silcox, VA; Duffey, PS; Jang, Y; Desmond, EP; Crawford, JT; Butler, WR (December 1996). "Characterization of an SAV organism and proposal of Mycobacterium triplex sp. nov". J. Clin. Microbiol. 34 (12): 2963–7. doi:10.1128/JCM.34.12.2963-2967.1996. PMC 229442. PMID 8940431.
  3. ^ Tortoli, E (2005). "Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov., isolated from humans". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (3): 1101–1106. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63485-0. PMID 15879240.
  4. ^ Piersimoni C, Zitti P, Mazzarelli G, Mariottini A, Nista D, Zallocco D. Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary disease in immunocompetent host. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Oct.

External links

  • Type strain of Mycobacterium triplex at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase


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Mycobacterium triplex
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