| Mycobacterium litorale |
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Phylum Actinobacteria, Class Actinobacteria, Order Actinomycetales, Suborder Corynebacterineae, Family Mycobacteriaceae, Genus
Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium litorale Zhang et al. 2012.
Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium litorale Zhang et al. 2012.
Acid-fast rods. Gram-positive. Does not form endospores or conidiospores.
Colonies, after 24-36 hours on Luria-Bertani agar incubation at 37 ºC, are smooth,
light yellow, round, translucent and 2.0-3.0 mm in diameter. Temperature range is 25-
45 ºC. Grows well on LB agar, Sauton’s medium and TSA at 37 ºC. Grows on
MacConkey agar, but not in the presence of 5% w/v NaCl. Aerobic.
light yellow, round, translucent and 2.0-3.0 mm in diameter. Temperature range is 25-
45 ºC. Grows well on LB agar, Sauton’s medium and TSA at 37 ºC. Grows on
MacConkey agar, but not in the presence of 5% w/v NaCl. Aerobic.
Isolated from a soil sample collected from the seashore of Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
Susceptible to cefalotin, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, linezolid, tobramycin and sulfamethylisoxazole. Resistant to clarithromycin.
Susceptible to cefalotin, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, linezolid, tobramycin and sulfamethylisoxazole. Resistant to clarithromycin.
Undetermined.
- Zhang Y, Zhang J, Fang C, Pang H, Fan J. Mycobacterium litorale sp. nov., a rapidly growing mycobacterium from soil. Int J Syst
Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1204-1207.
Positive results for nitrate reduction, thermostable catalase, tellurite reduction, Tween 80 hydrolysis, and urease.
Negative results for arylsulfatase (3 days), beta-glucosidase, semiquantitative catalase test, niacin accumulation and starch
hydrolysis.
Negative results for arylsulfatase (3 days), beta-glucosidase, semiquantitative catalase test, niacin accumulation and starch
hydrolysis.
(c) Costin Stoica
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