Mycolicibacter terrae

Mycolicibacter terrae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycolicibacter
Species:	M. terrae
Binomial name
	Mycolicibacter terrae; (Wayne 1966) Gupta et al. 2018
Type strain
	ATCC 15755; CCUG 27847; CIP 104321; DSM 43227; JCM 12143; LMG 10394
Synonyms
	Mycobacterium terrae Wayne 1966 (Approved Lists 1980);

Mycolicibacter terrae (formerly Mycobacterium terrae) is a slow-growing species of mycobacteria.^[1]^[5] It is an ungrouped member of the third Runyon (nonchromatogenic mycobacteria). It is known to cause serious skin infections, which are "relatively resistant to antibiotic therapy".^[6]

^ ^a ^b Wayne LG. (1966). "Classification and identification of mycobacteria. 3. Species within group 3". Am Rev Respir Dis. 93 (6): 919–928. doi:10.1164/arrd.1966.93.6.919 (inactive 12 July 2025). PMID 5942239.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
^ Skerman VB, McGowan V, Sneath PH (1980). "Approved lists of bacterial names". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 30: 225–420. doi:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.
^ ^a ^b Gupta, Radhey S.; Lo, Brian; Son, Jeen (2018-02-13). "Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 67. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00067. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 5819568. PMID 29497402.
^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Mycolicibacter terrae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 27, 2022.
^ Bohrerova, Z.; Linden, K.G. (November 2006). "Assessment of DNA damage and repair in Mycobacterium terrae after exposure to UV irradiation". J. Appl. Microbiol. 101 (5): 995–1001. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03023.x. PMID 17040222.
^ Smith, D. Scott; Lindholm-Levy, Pamela; Huitt, Gwen A.; Heifets, Leonid B.; Cook, James L. (2000). "Mycobacterium terrae: Case Reports, Literature Review, and in vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 30 (3). Oxford University Press: 444–53. doi:10.1086/313693. ISSN 1058-4838. JSTOR 4461065. PMID 10722426.

[Wayne-1] Wayne LG. (1966). "Classification and identification of mycobacteria. 3. Species within group 3". Am Rev Respir Dis. 93 (6): 919–928. doi:10.1164/arrd.1966.93.6.919 (inactive 12 July 2025). PMID 5942239.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

[2] Skerman VB, McGowan V, Sneath PH (1980). "Approved lists of bacterial names". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 30: 225–420. doi:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.

[Gupta-3] Gupta, Radhey S.; Lo, Brian; Son, Jeen (2018-02-13). "Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 67. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00067. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 5819568. PMID 29497402.

[LPSN-4] Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Mycolicibacter terrae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 27, 2022.

[5] Bohrerova, Z.; Linden, K.G. (November 2006). "Assessment of DNA damage and repair in Mycobacterium terrae after exposure to UV irradiation". J. Appl. Microbiol. 101 (5): 995–1001. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03023.x. PMID 17040222.

[Smith-6] Smith, D. Scott; Lindholm-Levy, Pamela; Huitt, Gwen A.; Heifets, Leonid B.; Cook, James L. (2000). "Mycobacterium terrae: Case Reports, Literature Review, and in vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 30 (3). Oxford University Press: 444–53. doi:10.1086/313693. ISSN 1058-4838. JSTOR 4461065. PMID 10722426.

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