tsukamurella pulmonis tsukamurella pulmonis tsukamurella pulmonis is a gram-positive and aerobic bacterium from the genus tsukamurella which has been isolated from the sputum from a patient with lung tuberculosis in germany. tsukamurella pulmonis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: mycobacteriales family: tsukamurellaceae genus: tsukamurella species: t. pulmonis binomial name tsukamurella pulmonisyassin et al. 1996 type strain atcc 700081ccug 35732cip 104791dsm 44142ifm 809immib d-1321jcm 10111kctc 9963pcm 2578 synonyms tsukamurella spongiae olson et al. 2007 characteristic as secondary metabolites production inducer by actinomycetes tsukamurella pulmonis tp-b0596 induced production of anti-fungal 5athqs (5-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines) and anti-bacterial streptoaminals (lipidic -spirohemiaminals) by streptomyces sp. hek616. t. pulmonis tp-b0596 was also shown to induce production of secondary metabolites; dracolactams by micromonospora sp. hek797, niizalactams by streptomyces sp. nz-6, chojalactones by streptomyces sp. cj-5, and alchivemycin a by streptomyces sp. s-522.