Mycolicibacter algericus

Mycolicibacter algericus (formerly Mycobacterium algericum^[2]) is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota that was first isolated from the lung lesion of a goat.^[1] It is non-pigmented and grows slowly at 25–42 °C on Löwenstein–Jensen medium.^[4] It has also been isolated from freshwater fish,^[5] fresh produce,^[6] water treatment plant sludge,^[7] and a natural cave.^[8]

Mycolicibacter algericus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycolicibacter
Species:	M. algericus
Binomial name
Mycolicibacter algericus (Sahraoui et al. 2011) Gupta et al. 2018[1][2]
Type strain[3]
Bejaia CIP 110121 DSM 45454 TBE 500028/10
Synonyms[2]
Mycobacterium algericum Sahraoui et al. 2011