Mycobacterium colombiense is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. The species can act opportunistically and infect immunocompromised humans, creating symptoms similar to other respiratory mycobacterial infections.
Etymology: colombiense, pertaining to Colombia, the South American country where the strains were first isolated.
Type strain 10B = CECT 3035 = CIP 108962 = DSM 45105
References
Murcia, M., et al. 2006. Mycobacterium colombiense sp. nov., a novel member of the Mycobacterium avium complex and description of MAC-X as a new ITS genetic variant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2049–2054.
External links Type strain of Mycobacterium colombiense at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase