Species/Subspecies: | Mycobacterium leprae | ||||||||
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Category: | Primarily of interest in human medicin | ||||||||
Etymology: | Genus name: small fungus-like rod. Species epithet: of leprosy. | ||||||||
Significance: | [Very important] | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Actinomycetia Order Mycobacteriales Family Mycobacteriaceae Genus Mycobacterium |
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Type Strain: | Ej definierad. | ||||||||
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Micromorphology: | Acid-fast rods | ||||||||
Gram +/Gram -: | G+ (but difficult to gram stain) | ||||||||
Metabolism: | Aerobic | ||||||||
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Spec. Char.: | Even if M. leprae cannot be cultivated, it is regardes as a slow grower. | ||||||||
Disease: | Leprosy |
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Hosts: | Humans | ||||||||
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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About 175 species have been described within genus Mycobacterium and this genus is closely related to Rhodococcus, Nocardia and Corynebacterium. | ||||||||
Comment: | There is no type strain defined, because M. leprae cannot be cultivated on artificial media. | ||||||||
Updated: | 2023-03-02 |
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