Mycobacterium avium silvaticum


Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum is a species of the phylum Actinobacteria, belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.
Type strain: strain 6409 = ATCC 49884 = CCUG 47446 = CIP 103317 = DSM 44175.
Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum Thorel et al. 1990 was previously known as Mycobacterium avium strain wood pigeon.