Mycobacterium smegmatis 52-Q-1 is a mesophilic human pathogen of the family Mycobacteriaceae.
mesophilic human pathogen| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2025-12-16 09:48:48 |
| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Mycobacteriales |
| Family Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus Mycobacterium |
| Species Mycobacterium smegmatis |
| Full scientific name Mycobacterium smegmatis (Trevisan 1889) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (2) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10744 | LÖWENSTEIN-JENSEN MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 354) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: LÖWENSTEIN-JENSEN MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 354) Composition: Potato flour 18.6104 g/l L-Asparagin 2.23325 g/l KH2PO4 1.55087 g/l Mg-citrate 0.372208 g/l Malachite green 0.248139 g/l MgSO4 0.148883 g/l Glycerol Fresh egg mixture Distilled water | ||
| 10744 | GYM+S MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 214) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: GYM+S MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 214) Composition: Starch 20.0 g/l Agar 12.0 g/l Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l CaCO3 2.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10744 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive8314.20251217.10
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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