
Mycobacterium heckeshornense

Mycobacterium heckeshornense 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 acid-fast rods. Cells are typically rod-shaped, with some coccoid forms.
Colony characteristics
Smooth, yellow scotochromogenic colonies appear after 4 weeks of culture.
Physiology
Differential characteristics
Type strain.
Strain S369 = CCUG 51897 = DSM 44428