Slowly growing Mycobacteria
Mycobacteria that form colonies clearly visible to the naked eye in more than 7 days on subculture are termed slow growers.
They can cause disease in humans.[1]
List of slowly growing Mycobacteria
Nonchromogenic
Rough
- Mycobacterium africanum
- Mycobacterium bovis
- Mycobacterium leprae
- Mycobacterium lacus
- Mycobacterium lepraemurium
- Mycobacterium microti
- Mycobacterium pinnipedii
- Mycobacterium shottsii
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Smooth
- Mycobacterium branderi
- Mycobacterium heidelbergense
- Mycobacterium intracellulare
- Mycobacterium malmoense
Smooth to rough
Small and Transparent
- Mycobacterium avium avium
- Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis
- Mycobacterium avium silvaticum
- Mycobacterium genavense
- Mycobacterium montefiorense
- Mycobacterium ulcerans
Photochromogenic
Yellow and smooth
Yellow and rough
Scotochromogenic
Yellow
- Mycobacterium conspicuum
- Mycobacterium botniense
- Mycobacterium farcinogenes
- Mycobacterium heckeshornense
- Mycobacterium interjectum
- Mycobacterium kubicae
- Mycobacterium lentiflavum
- Mycobacterium nebraskense
- Mycobacterium nebraskense
- Mycobacterium palustre
- Mycobacterium tusciae
Yellow-Orange
Rose-Pink
References
- ^ Sniezek, Patrick J.; Graham, Brad S.; Busch, Heidi Byers; Lederman, Edith R.; Lim, Matthew L.; Poggemyer, Kimberly; Kao, Annie; Mizrahi, Moise; Washabaugh, Gerry; Yakrus, Mitch; Winthrop, Kevin (May 2003). "Rapidly growing mycobacterial infections after pedicures". Arch Dermatol. 139 (5): 629–34. doi:10.1001/archderm.139.5.629. PMID 12756100.