Mycobacterium terrae
Mycobacterium terrae - a species of aerobic, gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum actinobacteria. This species is acid fast, positive for nitrate reductase, tellurite reductase, catalase and tween hydrolysis, and is negative for urease. M. Terrae is found mainly in soil and on vegetables and can cause disease in the joints, tendons, lungs, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.
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