Mycobacterium scrofulaceum

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is acid fast, nonmotile, acid phosphatase and iron uptake negative and catalase, urease, pyrazinamidase and nicotinamidase positive. M. scrofulaceum is found in environmental sources such as house dust, soil, water, and sewage as well as food sources such as raw milk, and it is frequently associated with cervical adenitis in children.

**Synonyms:** - MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM