''Tsukamurella hongkongensis'' is a

Gram-positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. The Gram stain is ...

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...

, non-

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...

-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus of

Tsukamurella ''Tsukamurella'' is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and obligate aerobic bacterial genus from the family of Tsukamurellaceae. Most of the strains of ''Tsukamurella'' degrade starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydr ...

. It has been isolated from a human clinical sample in the Queen Mary Hospital in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

References

External links

Type strain of ''Tsukamurella hongkongensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Mycobacteriales Bacteria described in 2016 {{Actinobacteria-stub