Species "Mycobacterium acapulcensis"

Name: "Mycobacterium acapulcensis" Bojalil et al. 1962

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ca.pul.cen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. acapulcensis, from Acapulco, a town on the Pacific coast of Mexico [probably better: acapulconensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um a-ka-pul-KEN-sis, neuter

Nomenclatural type: AC-103; ATCC 14473; CECT 3026; JCM 6402

16S rRNA gene: AF480575 Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Bojalil LF, Cerbon J, Trujillo A. Adansonian classification of mycobacteria. J Gen Microbiol 1962; 28:333-346.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mycobacterium acapulcense corrig. (Gupta et al. 2024) Göker et al. 2025

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

Assigned by: Bojalil LF, Cerbon J, Trujillo A. Adansonian classification of mycobacteria. J Gen Microbiol 1962; 28:333-346.

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Record number: 8994

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