Mycobacterium chelonae

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Mycobacterium chelonae
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M. chelonae
Binomial name
Mycobacterium chelonae
Bergey et al. 1923, ATCC 35752

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Mycobacterium chelonae is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium. Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, that is found all throughout the environment including sewage and tap water. It can occasionally cause opportunistic infections of humans.

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Mycobacterium chelonae abscesses associated with biomesotherapy, an alternative therapy practice. (The abscesses are at the biomesotherapy injection site).

It is grouped in Runyon group IV.[1]

Type strain: strain CM 6388 = ATCC 35752 = CCUG 47445 = CIP 104535 = DSM 43804 = JCM 6388 = NCTC 946.

Epidemiology

On average, 2 cases of nonpulmonary M. chelonae infection are reported in South Australia each year.[2]

References

  1. Mycobacterium Chelonae at eMedicine
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Further reading

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