Mycobacterium florentinum

Mycobacterium florentinum is a strain of bacteria found in humans that can cause infections and other disease conditions, and prolong sickness. It presents a high resistance to antimycobacterial drugs. It is characterized by: slow growth and a short helix 18 in the 16S rDNA.

Mycobacterium florentinum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycobacterium
Species:	M. florentinum
Binomial name
Mycobacterium florentinum Tortoli et al. 2005, DSM 44852

Etymology: florentinum, of the Italian city of Florence, where the majority of the strains were collected and investigated.

Type strain

First isolated and characterized in Florence, Italy. Strain FI-93171 = CCUG 50992 = CIP 108409 = DSM 44852

See also

• Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis