| Cross Index | Mycobacteriaceae |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria |
| Compare | they are closely related to the genera Corynebacterum and Nocardia. Rhodococcus The mybacteriaceae are represented by the single genus Mycobacterium. They have traditionally been considered to be rather separate and thus are usually treated as a family although they are closely related to the genera Corynebacterum and Nocardia.The three genera are sometimes called the CNM group, to which the genus Rhodococcus should be added. |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Mycobacterium |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | strongly acid fast react weakly with Gram stain |
| Morphology | form rods with occasionally branched filiments and no aerial mycelium. |
| Motility | nonmotile |
| Specialized structures | non sporing, no capsule |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface | The time for visible colonies ranges from 2-40 days Diffusable pigments are rare |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Mycobacterium |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | |
| Oxygen | aerobes |
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| Unique features | They, are reistant topenicillin and generally grow slowly,. These aerobes have a high lipid content in both the cell and the cell wall. |
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| Distribution |
| Genome | Mycobacterium |
| G+C Mol % | 62-70 |
| Reference | Mycobacterium |
| First citation | Lehman, K.B. & Neumann,R., 1896 Atlas und Grundiss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speciellen Bacteriologischen Diagnostisk. 1st ed J.F. Lehmann, Munchen pp 1-448 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 1436 L. G. Wayne and G. P. Kubica |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 597 |
| References |