Mycobacterium smegmatis GA 735 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive human pathogen of the family Mycobacteriaceae.

Name and taxonomic classification: 

Last LPSN update: 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY),  

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Actinomycetota

Class: Actinomycetes

Order: Mycobacteriales

Family: Mycobacteriaceae

Genus: Mycobacterium

Species: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Mycobacterium smegmatis (Trevisan 1889) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym:

"Bacillus smegmatis"

Mycolicibacterium smegmatis

Culture medium:

GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65)

MEDIUM 55 - for Mycobacterium

MIDDLEBROOK MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 645)

CIP Medium 55

Temperature:

Growth: 37 °C

Growth: 30-45 °C

No growth: 10 °C

Temperature range:

Mesophilic

Psychrophilic

Oxygen tolerance:

Aerobe

obligate aerobe

Ability of spore formation: No

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Maryland

Country: USA

Country ISO 3 Code: USA

Continent: North America

Culture col. no.: DSM 43756, ATCC 19420, JCM 5866, KCTC 9108, NCTC 8159, CCUG 21002, CCUG 21815, CECT 3020, CIP 104444, JCM 6386, NRRL B-14616, VKM Ac-1239