Species Mycobacterium africanum
Name: Mycobacterium africanum Castets et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. africanum, of Africa, African
Type strains: ATCC 25420; CIP 105147
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16S rRNA gene:
AF547893
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FASTA 
Original publication: Castets M, Rist N, Boisvert H. La variété africaine du bacille tuberculeux humain. Médecine d'Afrique Noire 1969; 16:321-322.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Correct name: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999 heterotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank Mycobacterium caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Aranaz et al. 2003 heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Niemann et al. 2002 heterotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank Mycobacterium microti Reed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium bovis Karlson and Lessel 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003 heterotypic synonym, validly published
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Notes:
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
- On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition), the publication "Médecine d'Afrique Noire" is erroneously cited as "Médecin (sic) d'Afrique Noire".
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Castets M, Rist N, Boisvert H. La variété africaine du bacille tuberculeux humain. Médecine d'Afrique Noire 1969; 16:321-322.
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