Mycobacterium colombiense

Mycobacterium colombiense is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.

Mycobacterium colombiense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycobacterium
Species:	M. colombiense
Binomial name
Mycobacterium colombiense Murcia et al. 2006, CIP 108962

Etymology: colombiense, pertaining to Colombia, the South American country where the strains were first isolated.

Type strain

10B = CECT 3035 = CIP 108962 = DSM 45105