''Mycolicibacter algericus'' (formerly ''Mycobacterium algericum'') is a species of bacteria from the phylum

Actinomycetota The ''Actinomycetota'' (or ''Actinobacteria'') are a phylum of all gram-positive bacteria. They can be terrestrial or aquatic. They are of great economic importance to humans because agriculture and forests depend on their contributions to soi ...

that was first isolated from the lung lesion of a

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of ...

. It is non-pigmented and grows slowly at 25–42 °C on

Löwenstein–Jensen medium Löwenstein–Jensen medium, more commonly known as LJ medium, is a growth medium specially used for culture of ''Mycobacterium'' species, notably ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis''. When grown on LJ medium, ''M. tuberculosis'' appears as brown, gra ...

. It has also been isolated from freshwater fish, fresh produce, water treatment plant sludge, and a natural cave.

References

Acid-fast bacilli algericus Bacteria described in 2011 {{Mycobacterium-stub