Mycobacterium flavescens

Mycobacterium flavescens 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".
Etymology.
Its name is derived from the Latin word "flavescens", which means "becoming golden yellow."
Description.
Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods.
Pathogenesis.
Not associated with disease. Biosafety level 2.
Type strain.
Strain ATCC 14474 = CCUG 29041 = CIP 104533 = DSM 43991 = JCM 12274 = NCTC 10271 = NRRL B-4038.