Table 1 Summary of Organisms

Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv

Y

Y

Causes TB; Laboratory strain

[2]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra

Y

Y

Causes TB; Avirulent sister strain to H37Rv

[4]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis F11 (ExPEC)

Y

Y

Causes TB; isolated from TB patient in S. Africa

[5]

Mycobacterium bovis BCG str. Pasteur 1173P2

Y

Y

Causes bovine TB; attenuated vaccine strain

[6]

Mycobacterium bovis AF2122/97

Y

Y

Causes bovine TB

[7]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Haarlem

Y

Y

Causes TB; MDR strain

[5]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis C

Y

Y

Causes TB; isolated in NY City

[5]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis CDC1551

Y

Y

Causes TB; highly contagious & virulent strain

[8]

Mycobacterium ulcerans AGY99

Y

Causes Buruli ulcer

[9]

Mycobacterium marinum

Y

From fish; Skin lesions in human

[10]

Mycobacterium leprae TN

Y

Y

Causes leprosy

[11]

Mycobacterium avium 104

Y

Opportunistic pathogen; can causeTB-type pulmonary infection

[12]

Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis K-10

Y

Y

Causes paratuberculosis; obligate pathogen of cattle

[13]

Mycobacterium sp. MCS

Soil bacteria; degrades PAH

[14]

Mycobacterium sp. KMS

Soil bacteria; degrades PAH

[14]

Mycobacterium smegmatis MC2155

Y

Widely used model for Mtb isolated from human smegma; causes soft tissue lesions

[12]

Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1

Soil bacteria; degrades PAH

[14]

Mycobacterium gilvum

Soil bacteria; Degrades PAH + wide variety of organic compounds

[14]

Mycobacterium abscessus

Y

Skin & soft tissue infections

[15]

Rhodococcus jostii RHA1

Soil bacteria important for biofuels research and bioremediation; degrades PCB + wide variety of organic compounds

[16]

Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152

Y

Causes nocardiosis

[17]

Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032

Produces amino acids (Glu)

[18]

Corynebacterium efficiens YS-314

Produces amino acids (Glu)

[19]

Corynebacterium diphtheriae NCTC13129

Y

Causes diphtheria

[20]

Corynebacterium jeikeium K411

Y

Causes nocosomial infections

[21]

Streptomyces avermitilis MA-4680

Soil bacteria;antibiotic-producing

[22]

Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

Soil bacteria;antibiotic producing

[23]

Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B

Hot springs of Yellowstone

[24]

Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Gram -, motile; photosyn.; fixes N₂

[14]

Propionibacterium Acnes KPA171202

Y

Causes acne

[25]

Bifidobacterium Longum NCC2705

Digestive track commensal; yogurt

[26]