General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01338)
MIC Name	Tsukamurella paurometabola (actinobacteria)
MIC Synonyms	Corynebacterium paurometabolum
Body Site	Lung
Lineage	Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Class: Actinobacteria Order: Corynebacteriales Family: Tsukamurellaceae Genus: Tsukamurella Species: Tsukamurella paurometabola
Oxygen Sensitivity	Aerobe
Microbial Metabolism	Nonfermentative
Gram	Positive
Genome Size (bp)	4479724
Description	Tsukamurella paurometabola is an aerobic, Gram positive, nonmotile, nonpore-forming bacterium from the family of Tsukamurellaceae. The bacterium has mostly been associated with bacteremia.
External Links	Taxonomy ID	2061
	Genome Assembly ID	ASM9222v1
	GOLD Organism ID	Go0533570
Disease Relevance
Meningococcal disease  [ICD-11: 1C1C]
Description	Bacteraemia was associated with Tsukamurella paurometabola.				[1]

Host Immune Factors (HIFs)
T helper type 17 cells
HIF ID	HIFC0080	HIF Info	Class	T cells (TCs)
Description	Tsukamurella paurometabola is associated with Th17 immune responses.				[2]

References
1	Central venous catheter-related bacteremia due to Tsukamurella species in the immunocompromised host: a case series and review of the literature. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 1;35(7):e72-7. doi: 10.1086/342561. Epub 2002 Sep 10.
2	Deciphering the molecular basis of mycobacteria and lipoglycan recognition by the C-type lectin Dectin-2. Sci Rep. 2018 Nov 15;8(1):16840. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35393-5.

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