Mycolicibacter arupensis

Mycolicibacter arupensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycolicibacter
Species:
M. arupensis
Binomial name
Mycolicibacter arupensis
(Cloud et al. 2006) Gupta et al. 2018[1][2]
Type strain[3]
AR30097
ATCC BAA-1242
DSM 44942
Synonyms[2]
  • Mycobacterium arupense Cloud et al. 2006

Mycolicibacter arupensis (formerly Mycobacterium arupense) is a slowly growing mycobacterium first isolated from soil and human sputum samples in Spain.[1] Etymology: arupense, pertaining to the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, where the type strain was characterized.

Description[edit]

Microscopy

  • Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods (1–3 µm × 0.5–0.7 µm), mostly strong acid-fast.

Colony characteristics

  • Colonies are eugonic, rough and nonpigmented.

Physiology

Pathogenesis[edit]

There are emerging reports of human pathogenesis caused by M. arupensis. Pulmonary infection and tenosynovitis have been documented.[citation needed] A recent case of recurrent soft tissue abscess caused by M. arupensis has been identified.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Cloud JL, Meyer JJ, Pounder JI, Jost KCJ, Sweeney A, Carroll KC, Woods GL. (2006). "Mycobacterium arupense sp. nov., a non-chromogenic bacterium isolated from clinical specimens". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 56 (6): 1413–1418. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64194-0. PMID 16738122.
  2. ^ a b Gupta, Radhey S.; Lo, Brian; Son, Jeen (2018-02-13). "Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 67. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00067. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 5819568. PMID 29497402.
  3. ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Mycolicibacter arupensis". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 26, 2022.

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