Mycobacterium palustre
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Mycobacterium palustre is a slowly growing mycobacterium
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria, given its own family, the Mycobacteriaceae. The genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis and leprosy...

first isolated from an environmental source in Finland. It is potentially pathogenic, and has been isolated from human and veterinary clinical specimens.

Type strain

  • First isolated from water from a stream in Finland.
  • Strain E846 = ATCC BAA-377 = DSM 44572.
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