Mycobacterium

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:acidFastStain positive
gptkbp:associatedWith tuberculosis
leprosy
nontuberculous mycobacterial infections
gptkbp:cellWallComponent mycolic acids
gptkbp:class gptkb:Actinomycetia
gptkbp:describedYear 1896
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Lehmann_and_Neumann
gptkbp:division binary fission
gptkbp:family gptkb:Mycobacteriaceae
gptkbp:genomeType circular DNA
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Corynebacterium
gptkb:Nocardia
gptkb:Rhodococcus
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-positive
gptkbp:growthForm slow-growing
fast-growing (some species)
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:water
animals
humans
soil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mycobacterium
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:motility non-motile
gptkbp:notableFeature acid-fastness
forms colonies on Löwenstein–Jensen medium
intracellular pathogen (some species)
resistance to desiccation
resistance to disinfectants
slow growth in culture
waxy cell wall
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Mycobacterium_bovis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_leprae
gptkb:Mycobacterium_avium
gptkbp:order gptkb:Mycobacteriales
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement aerobic
gptkbp:pathogenicTo gptkb:Mycobacterium_bovis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_africanum
gptkb:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_leprae
gptkb:Mycobacterium_avium
gptkb:Mycobacterium_kansasii
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Actinomycetota
gptkbp:resistantTo resistant to many antibiotics
gptkbp:shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:sporeFormation non-spore-forming
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mycobacterium_avium_paratuberculosis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_bovis
gptkb:Gram_stain
gptkb:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis
gptkb:Terrabacteria
gptkb:Mycobacterium_avium_subspecies_paratuberculosis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_avium_complex
gptkb:Firavitobense
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6