Mycolicibacter heraklionensis

Mycolicibacter heraklionensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycolicibacter
Species:
M. heraklionensis
Binomial name
Mycolicibacter heraklionensis
(Tortoli et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2018
Type strain
CECT 7509
DSM 46753
GN-1
LMG 24735
NCTC 13432
Synonyms
  • Mycobacterium heraklionense Tortoli et al. 2013

Mycolicibacter heraklionensis (formerly Mycobacterium heraklionense) is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota. It is susceptible to clarithromycin. It is known to cause tenosynovitis in humans, but has also been isolated from sputum, urine, and a soft-tissue ankle mass.