Mycolicibacter sinensis

Mycolicibacter sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycolicibacter
Species:
M. sinensis
Binomial name
Mycolicibacter sinensis
Gupta et al. 2018[1]
Type strain[2]
JDM601
Synonyms[1][3]
  • "Mycobacterium sinense" Zhang et al. 2013

"Mycolicibacter sinensis" (formerly "Mycobacterium sinense"[1]) is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota that was isolated from a human manifesting tuberculosis-like disease.[3] It is susceptible to ethambutol[3] but is resistant to most other anti-tuberculosis drugs.[4] It has also been isolated from domestic and wild animals.[5]

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