Mycobacterium colombiense is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.
colombiense, pertaining to Colombia, the South American country where the strains were first isolated.
10B = CECT 3035 = CIP 108962 = DSM 45105