Mycobacteriales
Sign in to saveThe Mycobacteriales are an order of bacteria. The current description is genome-based, per Gupta 2019 emendation. Most members produce mycolic acids.
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- Parent taxon
- Actinomycetes
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- taxon name
- Mycobacteriales
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- order
- taxonomic type
- Mycobacterium
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- Category:Mycobacteriales
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- Mycobacteriales
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
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The Mycobacteriales are an order of bacteria. The current description is genome-based, per Gupta 2019 emendation. Most members produce mycolic acids.
==Phylogeny== The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
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