Mycobacterium kansasii
| Mycobacterium kansasii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. kansasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium kansasii Hauduroy 1955,[1] ATCC 12478
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Mycobacterium kansasii is a bacterium in the Mycobacterium genus. It is an environmental bacteria that causes opportunistic infections in humans, and is one of the leading mycobacterial causes of human disease after tuberculosis and leprosy.[2]
- ^ Hauduroy P (1955). Derniers aspects du monde des mycobactéries. Paris: Masson et Cie. OCLC 876707134.
- ^ Johnston JC, Chiang L, Elwood K (January 2017). Schlossberg D (ed.). "Mycobacterium kansasii". Microbiology Spectrum. 5 (1). doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0011-2016. PMC 11687434. PMID 28185617.