Mycobacterium canettii
E937947
Mycobacterium canettii is a rare, smooth-colony–forming member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that causes tuberculosis-like disease in humans and is considered evolutionarily ancestral to typical M. tuberculosis strains.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterium
ⓘ
pathogen ⓘ |
| acidFastDyeRetention | retains carbol fuchsin after acid-alcohol decolorization ⓘ |
| acidFastStain | acid-fast ⓘ |
| antibioticResistanceMechanism | shares resistance mechanisms with other Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members ⓘ |
| antibioticSusceptibility | susceptible to standard first-line antituberculous drugs in many isolates ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-3 ⓘ |
| biosyntheticCapability | synthesizes mycolic acids ⓘ |
| causes | tuberculosis-like disease in humans ⓘ |
| cellEnvelope | lipid-rich ⓘ |
| cellWallType | mycolic-acid-rich ⓘ |
| clinicalPresentation | similar to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection ⓘ |
| colonyMorphology | smooth ⓘ |
| cultureMedium |
Lowenstein-Jensen medium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middlebrook 7H10 agar ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | isolated from human tuberculosis cases ⓘ |
| diseaseCategory | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| diseaseType |
extrapulmonary infection
ⓘ
pulmonary infection ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStatus | ancestral to typical Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains ⓘ |
| family | Mycobacteriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeType |
circular chromosome
ⓘ
double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| genus | Mycobacterium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| growthRate | slow-growing ⓘ |
| host | human ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georges Canetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Corynebacteriales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | pathogenic to humans ⓘ |
| phylogeneticGroup | smooth tubercle bacilli ⓘ |
| phylum | Actinobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHealthRelevance | rare cause of human tuberculosis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mycobacterium africanum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mycobacterium bovis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycobacterium tuberculosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchUse | model for ancestral Mycobacterium tuberculosis evolution ⓘ |
| shape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | mesophilic ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | presumed airborne ⓘ |
| zoonoticPotential | possible but not well established ⓘ |
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