Scotochromogenic

Scotochromogenic bacteria develop pigment in the dark. Runyon Group II nontuberculous mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium gordonae are examples[1] but the term could apply to many other organisms.

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Mycobacteria (including Nontuberculous)
Slowly growing
(R1P=photochromogenic;
R2S=scotochromogenic;
R3N=nonchromogenic)
Long helix 18
(TKHGC)
M. tuberculosis group
MTC
M. tuberculosis
M. bovis
M. africanum
M. microti
M. canettii
M. caprae
M. pinnipedii
MPM
R1P
M. marinum
R2S
M. pseudoshottsii
R3N
M. ulcerans
M. shottsii
M. ulcerans liflandii
Leprosy
M. leprae
M. lepraemurium
M. lepromatosis
R3N
other
M. lacus
M. kumamotonense
K/H groups
M. kansasii group
M. haemophilum group
M. gordonae group
M. conspicuum group
Long helix 18
(other)
M. xenopi group
M. celatum group
M. hiberniae group
Short helix 18
M. simiae clade
M. intermedium group
Ungrouped
Rapidly growing/
Runyon IV
M. neoaurum group
F/T groups
M. fortuitum group
M. vaccae group
M. smegmatis group
M. chelonae group
M. elephantis group

References

  1. ^ Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. John E. Bennett, Raphael Dolin, Martin J. Blaser (Ninth ed.). Philadelphia, PA. 2020. ISBN 978-0-323-55027-7. OCLC 1118693541.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)


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