Mycobacterium senegalense

Mycobacterium senegalense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycobacterium
Species:	M. senegalense
Binomial name
Mycobacterium senegalense (Chamoiseau 1973) Chamoiseau 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Mycobacterium senegalense is a species of Mycobacterium.^[1]

It is closely related to Mycobacterium farcinogenes.^[2]

References

1. "Polyphasic characterization reveals that the human pathogen Mycobacterium peregrinum type II belongs to the bovine pathogen species Mycobacterium senegalense". J. Clin. Microbiol. 43 (12): 5925–35. December 2005. doi:10.1128/JCM.43.12.5925-5935.2005. PMC 1317161. PMID 16333077.
2. "Differentiation between Mycobacterium farcinogenes and Mycobacterium senegalense strains based on 16S-23S ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences". J. Clin. Microbiol. 40 (2): 707–11. February 2002. doi:10.1128/JCM.40.2.707-711.2002. PMC 153362. PMID 11826003.

External links

• Type strain of Mycobacterium senegalense at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase