Table 2 Grouping of Mycobacterium species based on characteristic features
Characteristic features | vanbaalenii | smegmatis | ulcerans | tuberculosis | leprae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Growth in pure culture | √ | √ | √ | √ | ≠|
Evidence for cospeciation | - | - | - | √ | - |
Survival outside of the human body | √ | √ | √ | ≠| - |
Known animal or environmental reservoir | √ | √ | √1 | ≠| ≠2 |
Genome size (bp) | 6491865 | 6988209 | 5631606 | 4403837 | 3268203 |
Grouping | A | A | B | B | B |