Mycobacterium palustre

Mycobacterium palustre is a slowly growing mycobacterium first isolated from an environmental source in Finland. It is potentially pathogenic, and has been isolated from human and veterinary clinical specimens.

Mycobacterium palustre
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycobacterium
Species:	M. palustre
Binomial name
Mycobacterium palustre Torkko et al. 2002,[1] ATCC BAA-377

Type strain

• First isolated from water from a stream in Finland.
• Strain E846 = ATCC BAA-377 = DSM 44572.