Description

• Smooth and domed, with a yellow scotochromogenic
  Scotochromogenic
  Scotochromogenic bacteria develop pigment in the dark or in the light. Runyon Group II nontuberculous mycobacteria are examples but the term could apply to many other organisms....
  
   pigment on Middlebrook 7H11 agar, film like on Löwenstein-Jensen media.

• Mature growth in 21 days between 33°C and 37°C.
• Isolates are resistant to amikacin
  Amikacin
  Amikacin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat different types of bacterial infections. Amikacin works by binding to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit, causing misreading of mRNA and leaving the bacterium unable to synthesize proteins vital to its growth.-Administration:Amikacin may be...
  
   and rifampin
• Partially resistant to ciprofloxacin
  Ciprofloxacin
  Ciprofloxacin is a synthetic chemotherapeutic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolone drug class.It is a second-generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial. It kills bacteria by interfering with the enzymes that cause DNA to rewind after being copied, which stops synthesis of DNA and of...
  
  , cycloserine
  Cycloserine
  Cycloserine is an antibiotic effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. For the treatment of tuberculosis, it is classified as a second line drug, i.e...
  
  , ethambutol
  Ethambutol
  Ethambutol is a bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug prescribed to treat tuberculosis. It is usually given in combination with other tuberculosis drugs, such as isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide....
  
  , isoniazid
  Isoniazid
  Isoniazid , also known as isonicotinylhydrazine , is an organic compound that is the first-line antituberculosis medication in prevention and treatment. It was first discovered in 1912, and later in 1951 it was found to be effective against tuberculosis by inhibiting its mycolic acid...
  
  , rifabutin
  Rifabutin
  Rifabutin is a bactericidal antibiotic drug primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis. The drug is a semi-synthetic derivative of rifamycin S. Its effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria. It is effective against Gram-positive and some Gram-negative...
  
   and streptomycin
  Streptomycin
  Streptomycin is an antibiotic drug, the first of a class of drugs called aminoglycosides to be discovered, and was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis. It is derived from the actinobacterium Streptomyces griseus. Streptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic. Streptomycin cannot be given...
  
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• Susceptible to clarithromycin
  Clarithromycin
  Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic used to treat pharyngitis, tonsillitis, acute maxillary sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia , skin and skin structure infections...
  
  , clofazimine
  Clofazimine
  Clofazimine is a fat-soluble riminophenazine dye used in combination with rifampicin and dapsone as multidrug therapy for the treatment of leprosy. It has been used investigationally in combination with other antimycobacterial drugs to treat Mycobacterium avium infections in AIDS patients and...
  
   and ethionamide
  Ethionamide
  Ethionamide is an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis.It is a prodrug.It has been proposed for use in combination with gatifloxacin.The action may be through disruption of mycolic acid.-Synthesis:...
  
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Type strain

• The type strain was isolated from human sputum
  Sputum
  Sputum is mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways. It is usually used for microbiological investigations of respiratory infections....
  
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