Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;28(3):16. Current status of mycobacterial identification in clinical laboratories in Korea

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Table 1. Classification of mycobacteria proposed by Gupta et al. [10] in 2018
GroupGenusCladeSpecies
Slow-growingMycobacterium“Tuberculosis-Simiae” cladeM. tuberculosis complex, M. avium complex,
M. intracellulare, M. gordonae clade,
M. kansasii clade, M. arupense,
M. lentiflavum, M. simiae clade,
M. scrofulaceum, M. parascrofulaceum,
M. gastri, M. interjectum,
as well as several other slow-growing species
Mycolicibacter“Terrae” cladeM. terrae complex
(M. terrae, M. sinensis,
M. senuensis, M. nonchromogenicus etc.)
Mycolicibacillus“Triviale” cladeM. koreensis, M. parakoreensis, M. trivialis
Rapid-growingMycobacteroides“Abscessus-Chelonae” cladeM. abscessus
(M. abscessus subsp. abscessus,
bolletii, massiliense),
M. chelonae, M. immunogenum,
M. franklinii, M. salmoniphilum, M. saopaulense
Mycolicibacterium“Fortuitum-Vaccae” cladeAll rapid-growing mycobacterial species, except those from the
“Abscessus-Chelonae” clade
(M. fortuitum, M. mucogenicum, M. peregrinum,
M. septicum, M. goodii, M. phocaicum,
M. conceptionense, M. porcinum, M. flavescens,
M. phlei, M. senegalense, M. smegmatis etc.)