Mycobacterium frederiksbergense
Mycobacterium frederiksbergense is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium.
Etymology: frederiksbergense, of Frederiksberg, Denmark, referring to the place of isolation.
Type strain
First isolated in Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Strain FAn9 = CIP 107205 = DSM 44346 = NRRL B-24126.
References
Willumsen et al. 2001. Mycobacterium frederiksbergense sp. nov., a novel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Mycobacterium species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 51, 1715-1722. PMID 11594601