Mycobacterium abscessus ATCC 19977
Names | Mycobacterium abscessus ATCC 19977 |
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Accession numbers | NC_010394, NC_010397 |
Background | Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacteria which is pathogenic for humans. It is commonly associated with contaminated traumatic skin wounds and with post-surgical soft tissue infections, in addition to being one of the mycobacteria most often isolated from cystic fibrosis patients. It is very resistant to common antimicrobial agents, which makes it difficult to treat. It is ubiquitously present in natural waters, decaying vegetation, sewage water, as well as in drinking water tanks and municipal tap water. Nosocomial outbreaks/pseudooutbreaks of M. abscessus have been described in connection with automated endoscope washers and in hospital water supplies. This is the first rapid-growth pathogenic mycobacterium to be sequenced and will give important comparative information (adapted from PubMed 16725007). (EBI Integr8) |
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
Class: | Actinobacteria |
Order: | Actinomycetales |
Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mycobacterium |
Species: | abscessus |
Strain | ATCC 19977 |
Complete | Yes |
Sequencing centre | (01-OCT-2007) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA (29-OCT-2007) Genoscope - Centre National de Sequencage : BP 191 91006 EVRY cedex - FRANCE (E-mail : seqref@genoscope.cns.fr |
Sequencing quality | Level 6: Finished |
Sequencing depth | NA |
Sequencing method | Sanger |
Isolation site | human knee infection with subcutaneous abscess-like lesions |
Isolation country | NA |
Number of replicons | 2 |
Gram staining properties | Positive |
Shape | Bacilli |
Mobility | No |
Flagellar presence | No |
Number of membranes | 1 |
Oxygen requirements | Aerobic |
Optimal temperature | 37.0 |
Temperature range | Mesophilic |
Habitat | Multiple |
Biotic relationship | Free living |
Host name | Homo sapiens |
Cell arrangement | Singles |
Sporulation | Nonsporulating |
Metabolism | NA |
Energy source | Chemoorganotroph |
Diseases | Lung, skin, and wound infections |
Pathogenicity | Yes |
Glycolysis / Gluconeogenesis
Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
Pentose phosphate pathway
Galactose metabolism
Fatty acid biosynthesis
Fatty acid metabolism
Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies
Purine metabolism
Pyrimidine metabolism
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
Cysteine and methionine metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
Geraniol degradation
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
Lysine biosynthesis
Histidine metabolism
Phenylalanine metabolism
Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
beta-Alanine metabolism
Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism
Selenocompound metabolism
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism
D-Alanine metabolism
Streptomycin biosynthesis
Peptidoglycan biosynthesis
Pyruvate metabolism
Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
Nitrotoluene degradation
Propanoate metabolism
Butanoate metabolism
C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
One carbon pool by folate
Thiamine metabolism
Riboflavin metabolism
Vitamin B6 metabolism
Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Biotin metabolism
Lipoic acid metabolism
Folate biosynthesis
Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
Nitrogen metabolism
Sulfur metabolism
Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
Biosynthesis of siderophore group nonribosomal peptides
Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
Pentose phosphate pathway
Galactose metabolism
Fatty acid biosynthesis
Fatty acid metabolism
Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies
Purine metabolism
Pyrimidine metabolism
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
Cysteine and methionine metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
Geraniol degradation
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
Lysine biosynthesis
Histidine metabolism
Phenylalanine metabolism
Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
beta-Alanine metabolism
Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism
Selenocompound metabolism
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism
D-Alanine metabolism
Streptomycin biosynthesis
Peptidoglycan biosynthesis
Pyruvate metabolism
Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
Nitrotoluene degradation
Propanoate metabolism
Butanoate metabolism
C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
One carbon pool by folate
Thiamine metabolism
Riboflavin metabolism
Vitamin B6 metabolism
Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Biotin metabolism
Lipoic acid metabolism
Folate biosynthesis
Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
Nitrogen metabolism
Sulfur metabolism
Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
Biosynthesis of siderophore group nonribosomal peptides