Mycobacteriaceae

Mycobacteriaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae Chester 1897 (Approved Lists 1980) [1]
Genera. [2]
Bactoderma Tepper and Korshunova 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) Mycobacteroides Gupta et al. 2018 Mycolicibacillus Gupta et al. 2018 Mycolicibacter Gupta et al. 2018 Mycolicibacterium Gupta et al. 2018 Stibiobacter Lyalikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Mycobacteriaceae is a family of bacteria in the phylum Actinomycetota. ^{[1] [2]} Its name is derived from the Mycobacterium genus, which includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis ( M. tuberculosis ) and leprosy ( M. leprae ) in humans. The Greek prefix myco- means 'fungus', alluding to the mold-like appearance of these organisms on agar plates. ^[3]

Phylogeny

The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis. ^{[4] [5] [a]}

	Mycobacteriaceae Mycobacteroides Mycolicibacterium Mycolicibacter Mycolicibacillus Mycobacterium Corynebacteriaceae (outgroup)	fast-growing mycobacteria slow-growing mycobacteria

Notes

1. Bactoderma and Stibiobacter are not included in this phylogenetic tree.

References

1. Chester FD. (1897). "Report of mycologist: Bacteriological work". Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin. 9: 38–145.
2. Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Mycobacteriaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 16, 2021.
3. Mycobacteria: Health Advisory (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Report). August 1999.
4. Gupta, Radhey S.; Lo, Brian; Son, Jeen (2018-02-13). "Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 67. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00067 . ISSN   1664-302X. PMC   5819568 . PMID   29497402.
5. Bachmann NL, Salamzade R, Manson AL, Whittington R, Sintchenko V, Earl AM, Marais BJ. (2020). "Key Transitions in the Evolution of Rapid and Slow Growing Mycobacteria Identified by Comparative Genomics". Front Microbiol. 10: 3019. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03019 . PMC   6985099 . PMID   32038518.