Type strain First and most frequently isolated from human pulmonary secretions and lesions. Strain ATCC 12478 = CIP 104589 = DSM 44162 = JCM 6379 = NCTC 13024. References External links Type strain of Mycobacterium kansasii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Acid-fast bacilli kansasii Bacteria described in 1955