Mycobacterium obuense
Introduction '''''Mycobacterium obuense''''' is a species of soil-dwelling scotochromogenic ''Mycobacterium''. The cell wall of ''M. obuense'' contains 1-tetradecanol, 2-octadecanol, and 2-eicosanol, and triacylated lipoproteins.
Use in immunomodulatory therapy Preparations of heat-killed ''Mycobacterium obuense'' (such as IMM-101) are immunomodulatory and have been used to direct the immune response in the treatment of cancers - notably pancreatic cancer and malignant melanoma. Recent trials have been directed towards the treatment of colorectal cancer. It has been shown that human myeloid dendritic cells, (antigen-presenting cells that serve as a bridge linking the adaptive and innate immune system), can detect mycobacterial triacylated lipoproteins via TLR2 and TLR1.
References
External links * Type strain of ''Mycobacterium obuense'' at Bac''Dive'' -  the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase