Mycolicibacter algericus
| Mycolicibacter algericus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycolicibacter |
| Species: | M. algericus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycolicibacter algericus (Sahraoui et al. 2011) Gupta et al. 2018 | |
| Type strain | |
| Bejaia CIP 110121 DSM 45454 TBE 500028/10 | |
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Mycolicibacter algericus (formerly Mycobacterium algericum) is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota that was first isolated from the lung lesion of a goat. It is non-pigmented and grows slowly at 25–42 °C on Löwenstein–Jensen medium. It has also been isolated from freshwater fish, fresh produce, water treatment plant sludge, and a natural cave.