Mycobacterium: NCBI 1763, [genus]

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| Mycobacterium| Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2018

1. Pathogenic Mycobacteria:

   • Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Causes tuberculosis (TB), a respiratory disease that primarily affects the lungs. It is a significant global health concern.
   • Mycobacterium leprae: Causes leprosy, a chronic infectious disease that affects the skin, nerves, and mucous membranes.

2. Non-pathogenic or Opportunistic Mycobacteria:

   • Many Mycobacterium species are part of the normal microbial flora in the environment, water, and soil.
   • Some mycobacteria can be opportunistic pathogens, causing infections in individuals with compromised immune systems.

3. Beneficial Mycobacteria:

   • Mycobacterium vaccae: Known for its potential immunomodulatory effects, it has been studied for its possible role in alleviating symptoms of certain inflammatory conditions.
   • Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP): Investigated for its immunotherapeutic potential and studied in the context of leprosy and tuberculosis.

4. Environmental Mycobacteria:

   • Mycobacteria are widespread in the environment and can be found in water sources, soil, and dust.
   • Some non-pathogenic environmental mycobacteria may have roles in bioremediation and other ecological processes.

5. Medical Importance:

   • Mycobacteria are characterized by their unique cell wall structure, which includes mycolic acids.
   • Diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial infections often require specialized approaches, and certain mycobacteria may exhibit resistance to standard antibiotics.

Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
• AI Engines For more Details: Perplexity  Kagi Labs  You 

Legend

• The interactions are based on data from 1000 healthy individuals using shotgun 10M reads Precision Biome, a provider in full conformity to EU regulations for health information
• The width of the lines indicates R² (the coefficient of determination)
• Green indicates positive slope
• Red indicates negative
• Interactions are not two way because incidence of each bacteria are different

Mycobacterium impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart

Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Mycobacterium

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.26982250809669495	0.5292850732803345	Maliibacterium	Parent Taxa
0.2650495171546936	0.6220747232437134	Microbacterium	Parent Taxa
0.2578083276748657	0.4387754499912262	Coprococcus	Parent Taxa
0.2532382309436798	0.42735567688941956	Oscillibacter	Parent Taxa
0.2504776120185852	0.5279875993728638	Christensenella	Parent Taxa