Mycobacterium agri

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Mycobacterium agri
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M. agri
Binomial name
Mycobacterium agri
(ex Tsukamura 1972) Tsukamura 1981, ATCC 27406

Mycobacterium agri is a species of the phylum Actinobacteria (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium .

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Pathogenesis

Not associated with disease.

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