Mycolicibacter heraklionensis

Mycolicibacter heraklionensis (formerly Mycobacterium heraklionense^[2]) is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota.^[1] It is susceptible to clarithromycin.^[4] It is known to cause tenosynovitis in humans,^[5][6][7][8] but has also been isolated from sputum,^[9] urine,^[9] and a soft-tissue ankle mass.^[10]

Mycolicibacter heraklionensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycolicibacter
Species:	M. heraklionensis
Binomial name
Mycolicibacter heraklionensis (Tortoli et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2018[1][2]
Type strain[3]
CECT 7509 DSM 46753 GN-1 LMG 24735 NCTC 13432
Synonyms[2]
Mycobacterium heraklionense Tortoli et al. 2013