''Mycobacteroides chelonae'' (formerly ''Mycobacterium chelonae'') is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota belonging to the genus ''

Mycobacteroides ''Mycobacteroides'' is a genus of Gram-Positive rod-shaped bacteria in the family ''Mycobacteriaceae'' from the order Mycobacteriales. Members of ''Mycobacteroides'' were demarcated from the larger genus ''Mycobacterium'' in 2018 by Gupta et al ...

''. ''Mycobacteroides chelonae'' is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that is found all throughout the environment, including sewage and tap water. It can occasionally cause

opportunistic infection An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites or viruses) that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available. These opportunities can stem from a variety of sources, such as a weakened immune ...

s of humans. Mycobacterium chelonae abscesses 12-0898-F1

It is grouped in Runyon group IV. The complete genome sequence of the ''M. chelonae'' CCUG 47445 type strain was deposited and published in DNA Data Bank of Japan, European Nucleotide Archive, and GenBank in 2016 under the accession numbe
CP007220

Epidemiology

On average, two cases of nonpulmonary ''M. chelonae'' infection are reported in South Australia each year. This bacterium is capable of causing skin, soft tissue, and bone infections, particularly after trauma and surgery. It has been documented as a cause of breast infections after nipple piercing.

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Type strain of ''Mycobacteroides chelonae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Acid-fast bacilli chelonae Bacteria described in 1923 {{Mycobacterium-stub

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