mycolicibacter minnesotensis mycolicibacter minnesotensis mycolicibacter minnesotensis (formerly mycobacterium minnesotense) is a species of bacteria from the phylum actinomycetota that was first isolated from a sphagnum peat bog. it is pink-pigmented and grows at 27–34 °c. it has also been isolated from fresh produce and water treatment plant sludge. mycolicibacter minnesotensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: mycobacteriales family: mycobacteriaceae genus: mycolicibacter species: m. minnesotensis binomial name mycolicibacter minnesotensis(hannigan et al. 2013) gupta et al. 2018 type strain dl49dsm 45633jcm 17932nccb 100399 synonyms mycobacterium minnesotense hannigan et al. 2013