mycobacterium chitae mycobacterium chitae mycobacterium chitae is a species of the phylum actinomycetota (gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium. mycobacterium chitae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: mycobacteriales family: mycobacteriaceae genus: mycobacterium species: m. chitae binomial name mycobacterium chitaetsukamura 1967, atcc 19627 type strain: strain atcc 19627 = ccug 39504 = cip 105383 = dsm 44633 = jcm 12403 = nctc 10485.