Mycobacterium gordonae is a species of Mycobacterium named for Ruth E.

[1] It is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.

Gram-positive, nonmotile and moderate to long acid-fast rods.

Colony characteristics Physiology Differential characteristics Strain ATCC 14470 = CCUG 21801 = CCUG 21811 = CIP 104529 = DSM 44160 = JCM 6382 = NCTC 10267.

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