Mycobacterium gordonae W-1609 is a facultative anaerobe, mesophilic, rod-shaped human pathogen that was isolated from gastric lavage.

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 gordonae 

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Mycobacterium gordonae Bojalil et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) 

Synonym: No 

Culture medium:  

LÖWENSTEIN-JENSEN MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 354) 

MIDDLEBROOK MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 645) 

MEDIUM 55 - for Mycobacterium 

CIP Medium 55 

Temperature: 

Growth 30 °C  

Growth 37 °C 

Growth 22-37 °C 

No growth 10 °C 

No growth 45 °C 

Temperature range: 

Mesophilic 

psychrophilic 

thermophilic   

Oxygen tolerance: 

facultative anaerobe 

Isolation, sampling and environmental information: 

Sample type/isolated from: gastric lavage, Human gastric lavage

Culture col. no.: DSM 44160, ATCC 14470, JCM 6382, NCTC 10267, TMC 1324, CCUG 21801, CCUG 21811, CIP 104529, KCTC 9513