Mycolicibacterium agri explained

Mycolicibacterium agri (formerly Mycobacterium agri) is a species of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota that was first isolated from soil. It is non-pigmented and grows rapidly at 25–45 °C on Ogawa egg medium. It has also been isolated from a human skin infection,^[1] and raw milk^[2] M. agri is capable of degrading octocrylene.^[3]

Notes and References

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2. Konuk M, Korcan E, ((Dülgerbaki S)), ((Altındiş M.)) . Isolation and identification of Mycobacteria from raw milk samples in Afyonkarahisar district of Turkey . International Journal of Food Microbiology . 2007 . 115 . 3 . 343–7 . 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.12.019 . 17303274 .
3. Suleiman M, ((Schröder C)), Kuhn M, Simon A, Stahl A, Frerichs H, ((Antranikian G.)) . Microbial biofilm formation and degradation of octocrylene, a UV absorber found in sunscreen . Communications Biology . 2019 . 2 . 1 . 1–5 . 10.1038/s42003-019-0679-9. 31799432 . 6874559 . free .