Tsukamurella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
Order: | Actinomycetales |
Family: | Tsukamurellaceae |
Genus: |
Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988 |
Type species | |
Tsukamurella paurometabola |
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Species | |
T. carboxydivorans |
External identifiers for Tsukamurella | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 99553 |
T. carboxydivorans
T. hongkongensis
T. inchonensis
T. paurometabola
T. pseudospumae
T. pulmonis
T. sinensis
T. soli
T. spongiae
T. spumae
T. strandjordii
T. sunchonensis
T. tyrosinosolven
Tsukamurella is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and obligate aerobic bacterial genus from the family of Tsukamurellaceae. Most of the strains of Tsukamurella degrade starch. Some Tsukamurella species can cause infections in humans.