Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of Mycobacterium chelonae, a type of bacteria related to that which causes tuberculosis, and which is commonly found in soil and sometimes in sputum. Mycobacterium chelonae is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium. M. chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, that is found all throughout the environment including sewage and tap water. M. chelonae can cause postoperative wound infections in soft tissue and bone in
Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of Mycobacterium chelonae, a type of bacteria related to that which causes tuberculosis, and which is commonly found in soil and sometimes in sputum. Mycobacterium chelonae is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium. M. chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, that is found all throughout the environment including sewage and tap water. M. chelonae can cause postoperative wound infections in soft tissue and bone in otherwise healthy persons and disseminated disease in people with impaired immune function. Soft-tissue infections caused by M. chelonae typically manifest initially as slightly tender nodules with scant drainage and minimal surrounding cellulitis; systemic manifestations often are absent. The indolent course typical of these infections, together with a low index of suspicion and failure to request or perform the appropriate diagnostic tests can make timely diagnosis of M. chelonae infections difficult. Magnification: unknown.
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