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Mycobacterium ulcerans

species of bacterium
Taxon taxon Q141154
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Mycobacterium ulcerans

Summary

Mycobacterium ulcerans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mycobacterium ulcerans's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans is classified within Mycobacterium[5].
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans is endemic to Cameroon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mycobacterium ulcerans is Mycobacterium ulcerans[7].
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans's Commons category is recorded as Mycobacterium ulcerans[8].
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. ulcerans'}[9].
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/mycobacterium-ulcerans[10].
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[11].

Body

Classification

Mycobacterium ulcerans's scientific name is Mycobacterium ulcerans[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mycobacterium[5].

Distribution

Mycobacterium ulcerans is endemic to Cameroon[6].

Identifiers

Mycobacterium ulcerans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1809[12]. Mycobacterium ulcerans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 971548[13]. Mycobacterium ulcerans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3225170[14]. Mycobacterium ulcerans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 963841[15].

Why It Matters

Mycobacterium ulcerans ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Cameroon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Differential Diagnosis of Skin Ulcers in a Mycobacterium ulcerans Endemic Area: Data from a Prospective Study in Cameroon.. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · FlocciNivis · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Endemic to → Cameroon
    Gram staining → gram-positive bacteria
    Parent taxon → Mycobacterium
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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