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

Description

Gram-positive, nonmotile and moderate to long acid-fast rods. Colony characteristics Physiology Differential characteristics

[Slant tubes of Löwenstein-Jensen medium. From left to right:

• Negative control
• M. tuberculosis: Dry-appearing colonies
• Mycobacterium avium complex: Wet-appearing colonies
• M. gordonae: Yellowish colonies | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Slant///tubes///of///L%C3%B6wenstein-Jensen///medium///with///control%2C///M///tuberculosis%2C///M///avium///and///M///gordonae.jpg]

Pathogenesis

Type strain

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