Mycobacterium aurum

Mycobacterium aurum 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".
The species is an acid fast, gram positive bacteria that forms long chains. Though related to "Mycobacterium tuberculosis", it does not cause tuberculosis.
References.
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