Mycobacterium lepraemurium

Mycobacterium lepraemurium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species:
M. lepraemurium
Binomial name
Mycobacterium lepraemurium
Marchoux and Sorel 1912

Mycobacterium lepraemurium is a causative agent of feline leprosy. It causes granulomatous lesions, characteristic of the Mycobacterium genus.