Mycobacterium triplex is a species of Mycobacterium.[2]
| Mycobacterium triplex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. triplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium triplex Floyd, et al. 1997[1]
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It is closely related to Mycobacterium genavense.[3]
It causes disease in immunocompromised patients.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Genus Mycobacterium". LPSN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Floyd, MM; Guthertz, LS; Silcox, VA; Duffey, PS; Jang, Y; Desmond, EP; Crawford, JT; Butler, WR (December 1996). "Characterization of an SAV organism and proposal of Mycobacterium triplex sp. nov". J. Clin. Microbiol. 34 (12): 2963–7. doi:10.1128/JCM.34.12.2963-2967.1996. PMC 229442. PMID 8940431.
- ^ Tortoli, E (2005). "Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov., isolated from humans". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (3): 1101–1106. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63485-0. PMID 15879240.
- ^ Piersimoni C, Zitti P, Mazzarelli G, Mariottini A, Nista D, Zallocco D. Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary disease in immunocompetent host. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Oct.
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