Mycobacterium liflandii.
Mycobacterium liflandii, also known as
Mycobacterium ulcerans subsp.
liflandii, was first isolated from a colony of African clawed frogs. This organism causes a fatal systemic disease in frogs often characterized by skin lesions.
Mycobacterium liflandii produces a polyketide toxin mycolactone
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