Mycolicibacillus parakoreensis

Mycolicibacillus parakoreensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycolicibacillus
Species:
M. parakoreensis
Binomial name
Mycolicibacillus parakoreensis
(Kim et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2018
Type strain
299
DSM 45575
KCTC 19818
Synonyms
  • Mycobacterium parakoreense Kim et al. 2013

Mycolicibacillus parakoreensis (formerly Mycobacterium parakoreense) is a slow-growing, non-chromogenic species of Mycolicibacillus originally isolated from the sputum of a human patient. It is susceptible to amikacin, clarithromycin, and rifampin.