Mycobacterium chimaera
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Mycobacterium chimaera
Type strain
: strain FI-01069 = CCUG 50989 = CIP 107892 = DSM 44623.
Etymology
: L. fem. n. chimaera
, the chimaera, the mythological being made up of parts of three different animal
s, referring to the apparent mix of genetic
features characterizing the strains.
Type strain
Biological type
In biology, a type is one particular specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached...
: strain FI-01069 = CCUG 50989 = CIP 107892 = DSM 44623.
Etymology
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: L. fem. n. chimaera
Chimaera
Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes, known informally as ghost sharks, ratfish , spookfish , or rabbitfishes...
, the chimaera, the mythological being made up of parts of three different animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s, referring to the apparent mix of genetic
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
features characterizing the strains.