Slowly growing Mycobacteria

Mycobacteria that form colonies clearly visible to the naked eye in more than 7 days on subculture are termed slow growers.

List of slowly growing Mycobacteria

Nonchromogenic

Rough
* Mycobacterium africanum
* Mycobacterium bovis
* Mycobacterium caprae
* Mycobacterium lacus
* Mycobacterium lepraemurium
* Mycobacterium microti
* Mycobacterium pinnipedii
* Mycobacterium shottsii

* Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Smooth
* Mycobacterium branderi
* Mycobacterium heidelbergense
* Mycobacterium intracellulare
* Mycobacterium malmoense

Smooth to rough
* Mycobacterium gastri
* Mycobacterium haemophilum

Small and Transparent
* Mycobacterium avium avium
* Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis
* Mycobacterium avium silvaticum
* Mycobacterium genavense
* Mycobacterium montefiorense
* Mycobacterium ulcerans

Photochromogenic

* Mycobacterium intermedium

Yellow and smooth
*Mycobacterium asiaticum
* Mycobacterium marinum

Yellow and rough
* Mycobacterium kansasii

Scotochromogenic

Yellow
* Mycobacterium conspicuum
* Mycobacterium botniense
* Mycobacterium farcinogenes
* Mycobacterium heckeshornense
* Mycobacterium interjectum
* Mycobacterium kubicae
* Mycobacterium lentiflavum
* Mycobacterium nebraskense
* Mycobacterium nebraskense
* Mycobacterium palustre
* Mycobacterium tusciae

Yellow-Orange
* Mycobacterium cookii
* Mycobacterium flavescens
* Mycobacterium gordonae

Rose-Pink
* Mycobacterium hiberniae