Mycobacteriaceae

Mycobacteriaceae is a family of bacteria in the phylum Actinomycetota.^[1][2] Its name is derived from the Mycobacterium genus, which includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and leprosy (M. leprae) in humans. The Greek prefix myco- means 'fungus', alluding to the mold-like appearance of these organisms on agar plates.^[3]

Mycobacteriaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae Chester 1897 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Genera.[2]
Bactoderma Tepper and Korshunova 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) Mycobacteroides Gupta et al. 2018 Mycolicibacillus Gupta et al. 2018 Mycolicibacter Gupta et al. 2018 Mycolicibacterium Gupta et al. 2018 Stibiobacter Lyalikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Phylogeny

The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis.^[4][5][a]

	Mycobacteriaceae Mycobacteroides Mycolicibacterium Mycolicibacter Mycolicibacillus Mycobacterium Corynebacteriaceae (outgroup)	fast-growing mycobacteria slow-growing mycobacteria

Notes

1. Bactoderma and Stibiobacter are not included in this phylogenetic tree.