Organism | Patho-genic | Host required | Description | Reference |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv | Y | Y | Causes TB; Laboratory strain | [2] |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra | Y | Y | Causes TB; Avirulent sister strain to H37Rv | [4] |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis F11 (ExPEC) | Y | Y | Causes TB; isolated from TB patient in S. Africa | [5] |
Mycobacterium bovis BCG str. Pasteur 1173P2 | Y | Y | Causes bovine TB; attenuated vaccine strain | [6] |
Mycobacterium bovis AF2122/97 | Y | Y | Causes bovine TB | [7] |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Haarlem | Y | Y | Causes TB; MDR strain | [5] |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis C | Y | Y | Causes TB; isolated in NY City | [5] |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis CDC1551 | Y | Y | Causes TB; highly contagious & virulent strain | [8] |
Mycobacterium ulcerans AGY99 | Y | Â | Causes Buruli ulcer | [9] |
Mycobacterium marinum | Y | Â | From fish; Skin lesions in human | [10] |
Mycobacterium leprae TN | Y | Y | Causes leprosy | [11] |
Mycobacterium avium 104 | Y | Â | Opportunistic pathogen; can causeTB-type pulmonary infection | [12] |
Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis K-10 | Y | Y | Causes paratuberculosis; obligate pathogen of cattle | [13] |
Mycobacterium sp. MCS | Â | Â | Soil bacteria; degrades PAH | [14] |
Mycobacterium sp. KMS | Â | Â | Soil bacteria; degrades PAH | [14] |
Mycobacterium smegmatis MC2155 | Y | Â | Widely used model for Mtb isolated from human smegma; causes soft tissue lesions | [12] |
Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1 | Â | Â | Soil bacteria; degrades PAH | [14] |
Mycobacterium gilvum | Â | Â | Soil bacteria; Degrades PAH + wide variety of organic compounds | [14] |
Mycobacterium abscessus | Y | Â | Skin & soft tissue infections | [15] |
Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 | Â | Â | Soil bacteria important for biofuels research and bioremediation; degrades PCB + wide variety of organic compounds | [16] |
Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152 | Y | Â | Causes nocardiosis | [17] |
Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 | Â | Â | Produces amino acids (Glu) | [18] |
Corynebacterium efficiens YS-314 | Â | Â | Produces amino acids (Glu) | [19] |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae NCTC13129 | Y | Â | Causes diphtheria | [20] |
Corynebacterium jeikeium K411 | Y | Â | Causes nocosomial infections | [21] |
Streptomyces avermitilis MA-4680 | Â | Â | Soil bacteria;antibiotic-producing | [22] |
Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) | Â | Â | Soil bacteria;antibiotic producing | [23] |
Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B | Â | Â | Hot springs of Yellowstone | [24] |
Rhodobacter sphaeroides | Â | Â | Gram -, motile; photosyn.; fixes N2 | [14] |
Propionibacterium Acnes KPA171202 | Y | Â | Causes acne | [25] |
Bifidobacterium Longum NCC2705 | Â | Â | Digestive track commensal; yogurt | [26] |