Mycobacterium microti
| Mycobacterium microti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. microti
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium microti Reed 1957, ATCC 19422
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Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) known as the 'Vole bacillus', first described as a pathogen of field voles in England.[1]
- ^ Wells, A Q (1937). "Tuberculosis in wild voles". Lancet. 229 (5934): 1221. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)83505-9. S2CID 2364438.