Species "Mycobacterium abscessus"

Name: "Mycobacterium abscessus" Moore and Frerichs 1953

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: abs.ces’sus. L. gen. masc. n. abscessus, of or derived from an abscess, referring to the typical clinical state from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um abs-KES-sus, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 19977; CCUG 20993; CIP 104536; DSM 43491; DSM 44196; Hauduroy L948; JCM 13569; L948; NCTC 13031; TMC 1543

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16S rRNA gene: AB548599 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Moore M, Frerichs JB. An unusual acid-fast infection of the knee with subcutaneous, abscess-like lesions of the gluteal region; report of a case with a study of the organism, Mycobacterium abscessus, n. sp. J Invest Dermatol 1953; 20:133-169.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mycobacterium abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kusunoki and Ezaki 1992

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycobacteroides abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus corrig. (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Mycobacterium abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kusunoki and Ezaki 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Mycobacterium chelonei subsp. abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Sassi and Drancourt (2014), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium bolletii Adékambi et al. 2006. Publication: Sassi M, Drancourt M. Genome analysis reveals three genomospecies in Mycobacterium abscessus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:359. 🇫🇷
- ⏰ According to Sassi and Drancourt (2014), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium massiliense Adékambi et al. 2006. Publication: Sassi M, Drancourt M. Genome analysis reveals three genomospecies in Mycobacterium abscessus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:359. 🇫🇷
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Moore M, Frerichs JB. An unusual acid-fast infection of the knee with subcutaneous, abscess-like lesions of the gluteal region; report of a case with a study of the organism, Mycobacterium abscessus, n. sp. J Invest Dermatol 1953; 20:133-169.

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Species "Mycobacterium abscessus"