Mycobacterium africanum
| Mycobacterium africanum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. africanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium africanum Castets et al. 1969,[1] ATCC 25420
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Mycobacterium africanum is a species of Mycobacterium that is most commonly found in West African countries, where it is estimated to cause up to 40% of pulmonary tuberculosis.[2] The symptoms of infection resemble those of M. tuberculosis.
It is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.[3]
- ^ Castets, M.; Rist, N.; Boisvert, H. (1969). "La variété africaine du bacille tuberculeux humain". Médecine d'Afrique Noire. 16: 321–2.
- ^ de Jong, B.; Antonio, M.; Gagneux, S. (28 September 2010). "Mycobacterium africanum—Review of an Important Cause of Human Tuberculosis in West Africa". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4 (9): e744. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000744. PMC 2946903. PMID 20927191.
- ^ Vasconcellos SE, Huard RC, Niemann S, et al. (2010). "Distinct genotypic profiles of the two major clades of Mycobacterium africanum". BMC Infect. Dis. 10: 80. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-80. PMC 2859774. PMID 20350321.