Mycobacterium noviomagense
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Mycobacteriales, Family Mycobacteriaceae, Genus Mycobacterium,
Mycobacterium noviomagense
van Ingen et al. 2009.
Acid-fast rods. Gram-positive.
Colonies are nonchromogenic and appear after 4 weeks of culture at 37 ºC, no
growth occurs at 45 ºC. No growth in 5% NaCl.
Isolated from sputum, broncho-alveolar lavage fluid and from a post-mortem lung biopsy.
Susceptible to isoniazid (10 μg/ml), streptomycin, cycloserine, prothionamide, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, clofazimine, clarithromycin and
rifabutin. Resistant to thiophene 2-carboxylic acid, para-nitrobenzoate (500 μg/ml), rifampicin (MIC 2 μg/ml). Variable resistance to
hydroxylamine (250 μg/ml), ethambutol (MIC 10-20 μg/ml).
Undetermined.
  1. van Ingen J, Boeree MJ, de Lange WC, de Haas PE, van der Zanden AG, Mijs W, Rigouts L, Dekhuijzen PN, van Soolingen D.
    Mycobacterium noviomagense sp. nov.; clinical relevance evaluated in 17 patients. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:845-849.
Negative results for acid phosphatase, semi-quantitative catalase, niacin production,
nitrate reductase, Tween 80 hydrolysis, and urease.
(c) Costin Stoica
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