Mycobacterium. This genus comprises a number of Gram-positive, acid-fast, rod-shaped aerobic bacteria and is the only member of the family
Mycobacteriaceae within the order
Actinomycetales. Like other closely related
Actinomycetales, such as
Nocardia and
Corynebacterium, mycobacteria have unusually high
More...genomic DNA GC content and are capable of producing mycolic acids as major components of their cell wall. These organism are common in soil and freshwater. Less...