| Mycobacteroides franklinii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacteroides |
| Species: | M. franklinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacteroides franklinii | |
| Type strain [3] | |
| ATCC BAA-2149 CV002 DSM 45524 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Mycobacteroides franklinii (formerly Mycobacterium franklinii [2] ) is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota belonging to the genus Mycobacteroides . [1] Most of the original strains were isolated from clinical specimens in Pennsylvania, but some have been found in conduit water in the Netherlands. [5] In general, human M. franklinii infections present with symptoms similar to an infection with Mycobacteroides abscessus , [4] [6] but it can also be associated with tattoo infections.[ citation needed ]M. franklinii is also associated with outbreaks of mycobacteriosis in farmed fish. [6] [7] M. fanklinii is susceptible to cefoxitin [8] and bedaquiline. [9]