mycolicibacter engbaekii mycolicibacter engbaekii mycolicibacter engbaekii (formerly mycobacterium engbaekii) is a species of bacteria from the phylum actinomycetota. it is susceptible to amikacin, clarithromycin, ethambutol, linezolid, and rifabutin. it has also been recovered from african tuberculosis patients, water treatment plant sludge, and dairy cattle. mycolicibacter engbaekii scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: mycobacteriales family: mycobacteriaceae genus: mycolicibacter species: m. engbaekii binomial name mycolicibacter engbaekii(tortoli et al. 2013) gupta et al. 2018 type strain atcc 27353dsm 45694 synonyms mycobacterium engbaekii tortoli et al. 2013 "mycobacterium engbaekii" korsak and boisvert 1972