Mycobacterium simiae

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Mycobacterium simiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycobacterium
Species:	M. simiae
Binomial name
*Mycobacterium simiae* Karassova et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Mycobacterium simiae is a species of Mycobacterium.^[1] As per Runyon's classification it is classified as a photochromogen as it produces pigments only when exposed to light.

References

^ "Molecular characterization of a novel fastidious mycobacterium causing lepromatous lesions of the skin, subcutis, cornea, and conjunctiva of cats living in Victoria, Australia". J Clin Microbiol. 46 (2): 618–26. Feb 2008. doi:10.1128/JCM.01186-07. PMC 2238134. PMID 18057130.

External links

Type strain of Mycobacterium simiae at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Mycobacteria (including Nontuberculous)

Slowly growing
(R1P=photochromogenic;
R2S=scotochromogenic;
R3N=nonchromogenic)

Long helix 18
(TKHGC)

M. tuberculosis group

MTC: M. tuberculosis; M. bovis; M. africanum; M. microti; M. canettii; M. caprae; M. pinnipedii

MPM

R1P

M. marinum

R2S

M. pseudoshottsii

R3N

M. ulcerans

M. shottsii

M. ulcerans liflandii

Leprosy: M. leprae; M. lepraemurium; M. lepromatosis

R3N

other

M. lacus

M. kumamotonense

K/H groups

M. kansasii group	MAC R3N M. intracellulare/M. avium M. avium subp. paratuberculosis M. chimaera R2S M. bohemicum GK R1P M. kansasii R3N M. gastri R2S M. nebraskense M. seoulense R3N M. scrofulaceum
M. haemophilum group	M. haemophilum R2S M. szulgai R3N M. malmoense

M. gordonae group

R1P
- M. asiaticum
R2S
- M. gordonae

M. conspicuum group

R2S
- M. conspicuum

Long helix 18
(other)

M. xenopi group	M. botniense M. shimoidei/M. xenopi M. heckeshornense M. hassiacum
M. celatum group	R2S M. cookii R3N M. branderi M. celatum
M. hiberniae group	M. terrae M. hiberniae M. nonchromogenicum/M. arupense

Short helix 18

M. simiae clade	M. simiae group R3N M. genavense/M. triplex M. florentinum/M. montefiorense M. heidelbergense/M. parmense M. simiae R2S M. lentiflavum M. kubicae group R3N M. parascrofulaceum R2S M. palustre/M. kubicae M. interjectum group M. interjectum M. saskatchewanense
M. intermedium group	M. intermedium

Ungrouped

Rapidly growing/
Runyon IV

M. neoaurum group

M. mageritense
M. wolinskyi

M. brisbanense

M. fluoroanthenivorans

F/T groups

M. fortuitum group	M. chitae/M. fallax/M. gadium M. rhodesiae M. houstonense M. neworleansense/M. boenickei/M. fortuitum/M. porcinum/M. senegalense M. septicum/M. peregrinum/M. alvei M. farcinogenes
M. vaccae group	M. obuense/M. gilvum/M. parafortuitum M. chlorophenolicum/M. chubuense M. psychrotolerans/M. sphagni M. aubagnense/M. mucogenicum/M. phocaicum AV M. aurum M. vanbaalenii M. vaccae M. austroafricanum M. pyrenivorans M. poriferae

M. smegmatis group

M. agri/M. thermoresistibile
M. duvalii/M. flavescens
M. monacense
M. pulveris/M. conceptionense/M. moriokaense

M. novocastrense/M. brumae/M. phlei

M. confluentis/M. madagascariense

M. smegmatis/M. goodii

M. chelonae group

M. elephantis group

M. elephantis
M. holsaticum

Taxon identifiers
Mycobacterium simiae	Wikidata: Q6947096 Wikispecies: Mycobacterium simiae BacDive: 8429 CoL: 44W6R EoL: 971547 GBIF: 3225125 IRMNG: 10533874 ITIS: 963830 LPSN: mycobacterium-simiae NCBI: 1784 Open Tree of Life: 460400

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