Slowly growing Mycobacteria

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Mycobacteria that form colonies clearly visible to the naked eye in more than 7 days on subculture are termed slow growers.

They can cause disease in humans.^[1]

List of slowly growing Mycobacteria

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Nonchromogenic

Rough

Smooth

Smooth to rough

Small and Transparent

Photochromogenic

Mycobacterium intermedium

Yellow and smooth

Yellow and rough

Mycobacterium kansasii

Scotochromogenic

Yellow

Yellow-Orange

Rose-Pink

Mycobacterium hiberniae

References

^ Sniezek, Patrick J.; Graham, Brad S.; Busch, Heidi Byers; Lederman, Edith R.; Lim, Matthew L.; Poggemyer, Kimberly; Kao, Annie; Mizrahi, Moise; Washabaugh, Gerry; Yakrus, Mitch; Winthrop, Kevin (May 2003). "Rapidly growing mycobacterial infections after pedicures". Arch Dermatol. 139 (5): 629–34. doi:10.1001/archderm.139.5.629. PMID 12756100.

Mycobacteria (including Nontuberculous)

Slowly growing
(R1P=photochromogenic;
R2S=scotochromogenic;
R3N=nonchromogenic)

Long helix 18
(TKHGC)

M. tuberculosis group

MTC: M. tuberculosis; M. bovis; M. africanum; M. microti; M. canettii; M. caprae; M. pinnipedii

M. marinum

R2S

M. pseudoshottsii

M. ulcerans

M. shottsii

M. ulcerans liflandii

Leprosy: M. leprae; M. lepraemurium; M. lepromatosis

R3N

other

M. lacus

M. kumamotonense

K/H groups

M. kansasii group	MAC R3N M. intracellulare/M. avium M. avium subp. paratuberculosis M. chimaera R2S M. bohemicum GK R1P M. kansasii R3N M. gastri R2S M. nebraskense M. seoulense R3N M. scrofulaceum
M. haemophilum group	M. haemophilum R2S M. szulgai R3N M. malmoense

M. gordonae group

R1P
- M. asiaticum
R2S
- M. gordonae

M. conspicuum group

R2S
- M. conspicuum

Long helix 18
(other)

M. xenopi group	M. botniense M. shimoidei/M. xenopi M. heckeshornense M. hassiacum
M. celatum group	R2S M. cookii R3N M. branderi M. celatum
M. hiberniae group	M. terrae M. hiberniae M. nonchromogenicum/M. arupense

Short helix 18

M. simiae clade	M. simiae group R3N M. genavense/M. triplex M. florentinum/M. montefiorense M. heidelbergense/M. parmense M. simiae R2S M. lentiflavum M. kubicae group R3N M. parascrofulaceum R2S M. palustre/M. kubicae M. interjectum group M. interjectum M. saskatchewanense
M. intermedium group	M. intermedium

Ungrouped

Rapidly growing/
Runyon IV

M. neoaurum group

M. mageritense
M. wolinskyi

M. brisbanense

M. fluoroanthenivorans

F/T groups

M. fortuitum group	M. chitae/M. fallax/M. gadium M. rhodesiae M. houstonense M. neworleansense/M. boenickei/M. fortuitum/M. porcinum/M. senegalense M. septicum/M. peregrinum/M. alvei M. farcinogenes
M. vaccae group	M. obuense/M. gilvum/M. parafortuitum M. chlorophenolicum/M. chubuense M. psychrotolerans/M. sphagni M. aubagnense/M. mucogenicum/M. phocaicum AV M. aurum M. vanbaalenii M. vaccae M. austroafricanum M. pyrenivorans M. poriferae

M. smegmatis group

M. agri/M. thermoresistibile
M. duvalii/M. flavescens
M. monacense
M. pulveris/M. conceptionense/M. moriokaense

M. novocastrense/M. brumae/M. phlei

M. confluentis/M. madagascariense

M. smegmatis/M. goodii

M. chelonae group

M. elephantis group

M. elephantis
M. holsaticum

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