Tsukamurella Explained

Tsukamurella is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and obligate aerobic bacterial genus from the family of Tsukamurellaceae.^{[1] [2]} Most of the strains of Tsukamurella degrade starch.^[3] Some Tsukamurella species can cause infections in humans.^{[4] [5]}

Further reading

• Inchingolo. Riccardo. Nardi. Ilaria. Chiappini. Fabrizio. Macis. Giuseppe. Ardito. Fausta. Sali. Michela. Bani. Stefania. Delogu. Giovanni. Valente. Salvatore. First case of Tsukamurella pulmonis infection in an immunocompetent patient. Respiratory Medicine CME. 2010. 3. 1. 23–25. 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.02.004.
• Book: Sen. Ramkrishna. Biosurfactants. 2010. Springer Science+Business Media. New York, N.Y.. 978-1-4419-5979-9. Online-Ausg..

Notes and References

1. Tsukamurella. www.uniprot.org.
2. Goodfellow. Michael. Kumar. Yashawant. Tsukamurella. Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. 1 January 2015. 10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00038. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. en. 1–16. 9781118960608 .
3. Book: George M.. Garrity. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology.. 2012. Springer Science + Business Media. New York. 978-0-387-68233-4. 2nd.
4. Book: Organization. World Health. Guidelines for drinking-water quality. 2004. World Health Organization. Geneva. 92-4-154638-7. 3rd.
5. Book: Connie R.. Mahon. Donald C.. Lehman. George. Manuselis Jr.. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 2014. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-0-323-29261-0.