Rapid growing mycobacterium


Rapid growing mycobacterium consists of organism of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group and Mycobacterium chelonae/''Mycobacterium abscessus'' group and these usually cause subcutaneous abscesses or cellulitis following trauma in immunocompetent patients.

List of rapidly growing Mycobacteria

Mycobacterium fortuitumMycobacterium chelonaeMycobacterium smegmatisMycobacterium abscessusMycobacterium mucogenicum

Nonchromogenic

Mycobacterium abscessusMycobacterium agriMycobacterium alveiMycobacterium arupense
  • ''Mycobacterium fortuitum''

Chromogenic

Scotochromogenic

Yellow-Orange

Photochromogenic

  • ''Mycobacterium novocastrense ''