Mycobacterium aurum
Encyclopedia
Mycobacterium aurum is a species of acid fast, gram positive bacteria that forms long chains. Though related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
, it does not cause tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogenic bacterial species in the genus Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis . First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, M...
, it does not cause tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
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Genotype
- ATCC 23366
- CCUG 37666
- CIP 104465
- DSM 43999
- HAMBI 2275
- JCM 6366
- LMG 19255
- NCTC 10437
- NRRL B-4037.