Mycobacterium tuberculosis Taxonomy ID: 1773 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid1773) current name

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Click on organism name to get more information. Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

2021年4月26日 · Taxonomy information for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Find diseases associated with this biological target and compounds tested against it in bioassay experiments.

This article summarizes the most recent (since 2012) taxonomic changes in the genus Mycobacterium. Only those mycobacteria that have been isolated from human specimens are included in this summary. KEYWORDS: human specimens, mycobacteria, taxonomy. INTRODUCTION

M. tuberculosis in the lungs, showing large cavities the bacteria have dissolved. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis. [1] [2]

Taxonomy - Rod- shaped, non- endospore forming bacteria-Part of the Actinobacteria phylum and class, the Actinomycetales order, Mycobacteriaceae family and the Mycobacterium genus - Gram positive bacteria, but considered an acid- fast organism

2023年9月13日 · Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

In developing countries, tuberculosis is still the leading cause of mortality due to an infectious disease. Taxonomically, mycobacteria belong to the genus Mycobacterium, which is the single genus within the family of Mycobacteriaceae, in the order Actinomycetales.

2015年7月8日 · Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex taxonomy has rapidly evolved in the last 20 years through intensive clinical isolation, advances in sequencing and in the description of fast-evolving loci (CRISPR and MIRU-VNTR).

Taxonomy ID: 1773 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid1773) current name Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) emend.