mycolicibacter sinensis mycolicibacter sinensis "mycolicibacter sinensis" (formerly "mycobacterium sinense") is a species of bacteria from the phylum actinomycetota that was isolated from a human manifesting tuberculosis-like disease. it is susceptible to ethambutol but is resistant to most other anti-tuberculosis drugs. it has also been isolated from domestic and wild animals. mycolicibacter sinensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: mycobacteriales family: mycobacteriaceae genus: mycolicibacter species: m. sinensis binomial name mycolicibacter sinensisgupta et al. 2018 type strain jdm601 synonyms "mycobacterium sinense" zhang et al. 2013