Mycobacterium gordonae

Mycobacterium gordonae is a species of "Mycobacterium" named for Ruth E. Gordon. It 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".
Description.
Gram-positive, nonmotile and moderate to long acid-fast rods.
Colony characteristics
Physiology
Differential characteristics
Type strain.
Strain ATCC 14470 = CCUG 21801 = CCUG 21811 = CIP 104529 = DSM 44160 = JCM 6382 = NCTC 10267.