NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is acid fast, nonmotile, grows on Lowenstein-Jensen medium, and does
not grow in the presence of ethambutol or isoniazid. M. gastri is found in soil and
water, occasionally in human stomach contents, is rarely associated with human disease
and may be considered nonpathogenic.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium gastri.;