Mycobacteriaceae

Family of bacteria

Mycobacteriaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Chester 1897 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Genera.[2]
  • Bactoderma Tepper and Korshunova 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Mycobacteroides Gupta et al. 2018
  • Mycolicibacillus Gupta et al. 2018
  • Mycolicibacter Gupta et al. 2018
  • Mycolicibacterium Gupta et al. 2018
  • Stibiobacter Lyalikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Mycobacteriaceae is a family of bacteria in the phylum Actinomycetota.[1][2] Its name is derived from the Mycobacterium genus, which includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and leprosy (M. leprae) in humans. The Greek prefix myco- means 'fungus', alluding to this genus' mold-like colony surfaces.[3]

Phylogeny

The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis.[4][5][a]

Mycobacteriaceae

Mycobacteroides

Corynebacteriaceae (outgroup)

fast-growing mycobacteria
slow-growing mycobacteria

Notes

  1. ^ Bactoderma and Stibiobacter are not included in this phylogenetic tree.

References

  1. ^ a b Chester FD. (1897). "Report of mycologist: Bacteriological work". Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin. 9: 38–145.
  2. ^ a b Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Mycobacteriaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Mycobacteria: Health Advisory (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Report). August 1999.
  4. ^ Gupta, Radhey S.; Lo, Brian; Son, Jeen (2018-02-13). "Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 67. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00067. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 5819568. PMID 29497402.
  5. ^ Bachmann NL, Salamzade R, Manson AL, Whittington R, Sintchenko V, Earl AM, Marais BJ. (2020). "Key Transitions in the Evolution of Rapid and Slow Growing Mycobacteria Identified by Comparative Genomics". Front Microbiol. 10: 3019. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.03019. PMC 6985099. PMID 32038518.
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Prokaryotes: Bacteria classification
Domain
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryota
(major groups
Excavata
Diaphoretickes
Hacrobia
Rhizaria
Alveolata
Stramenopiles
Plants
Amorphea
Amoebozoa
Opisthokonta
Animals
Fungi)
Terrabacteria
BV1, BV3, BV5
others
Cyanoprokaryota
  • Cyanobacteriota
  • "Margulisiibacteriota"
    • "Marinamargulisbacteria"
    • "Riflemargulisbacteria"
    • "Saganbacteria"
    • "Termititenacia"
Firmicutes
BV3
Low GC
  • Bacillota
  • Bacillota A
    • "Clostridiia"
    • "Thermoanaerobacteria"
    • "Thermosediminibacteria"
  • Bacillota D
  • Bacillota E
    • "Sulfobacillia"
    • "Symbiobacteriia"
    • "Thermaerobacteria"
  • Bacillota G
    • "Hydrogenisporia"
    • Limnochordia
  • "Desulfotomaculota"
    • "Carboxydocellia"
    • "Carboxydothermia"
    • "Dehalobacteriia"
    • "Desulfitobacteriia"
    • "Desulfotomaculia"
    • "Moorellia"
    • "Peptococcia"
    • "Syntrophomonadia"
    • "Thermincolia"
  • "Halanaerobiaeota"
  • "Selenobacteria"
CPR group
Thermotogida
Synergistetes
Thermocalda
Fusobacterida
  • Fusobacteriota
    • Fusobacteriia
  • "Macinerneyibacteriota"
    • "Macinerneyibacteriia"
  • "Muiribacteriota"
    • "Muiribacteriia"
  • "Rifleibacteriota"
    • "Ozemibacteria"
  • "Walliibacteriota"
Hydrobacteria
BV2, BV4
Clade 1
  • "Aerophobota"
    • "Aerophobia"
  • "Auribacterota"
    • "Ancaeobacteria"
    • "Auribacteria"
    • "Erginobacteria"
    • "Tritonobacteria"
  • "Desantisiibacteriota"
  • Elusimicrobiota
    • Elusimicrobiia
    • Endomicrobiia
  • "Firestoneibacteriota"
  • "Goldiibacteriota"
  • "Omnitrophota"
    • "Omnitrophia"
    • "Velamenicoccia"
  • "Ratteibacteriota"
Clade 2
  • "Abyssubacteria"
  • "Hinthialibacterota"
    • "Hinthialibacteria"
  • "Hydrogenedentota"
    • "Hydrogenedentia"
  • "Poribacteriota"
  • "Saltatorellota"
    • "Saltatorellae"
  • "Sumerlaeota"
    • "Sumerlaeia"
Spirochaeto
bacteriobiontes
  • "Babelota"
    • "Babeliae"
  • "Lindowiibacteriota"
  • Spirochaetota
    • "Brevinematia"
    • "Brachyspirae"
    • "Exilispiria"
    • "Leptospiria"
    • "Spirochaetia"
PVC group
(Planctobacteria)
FCB group
(Sphingobacteria)
Proteobacteria
BV2
Aquificida
  • "Acidulodesulfobacteriota"
    • "Acidulodesulfobacteriia"
  • Aquificota
    • Aquificia
    • "Desulfurobacteriia"
  • Campylobacterota
    • "Campylobacteria"
    • Desulfurellia
  • "Calescibacteriota"
    • "Calescibacteriia"
  • Chrysiogenota
    • Chrysiogenia
  • "Dadaibacteriota"
    • "Dadabacteria"
  • Deferribacterota
    • "Deferribacteria"
  • Desulfobacterota G
    • Syntrophorhabdia
  • "Thermosulfidibacterota"
    • "Thermosulfidibacteria"
Deltaproteobacteria
others
others
  • "Qinglongiota"
    • "Qinglongiia"
  • "Salinosulfoleibacteria"
  • "Teskebacteria"
Taxon identifiers
Mycobacteriaceae


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