Species ***Mycobacterium* *agri***

Name: Mycobacterium agri (ex Tsukamura 1972) Tsukamura 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: a’gri. L. masc. n. ager (gen. agri), a field; L. gen. masc. n. agri, of a field

Pronunciation, gender: A-gri, neuter

Type strain: 90012; ATCC 27406; CCUG 37673 A; CCUG 37673 B; CIP 105391; DSM 44515; JCM 6377

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ429045 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tsukamura M. Numerical analysis of rapidly growing, nonphotochromogenic mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium agri (Tsukamura 1972) Tsukamura sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:247-258.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium agri (Tsukamura 1981 ex Tsukamura 1972) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

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

Assigned by: Tsukamura M. Numerical analysis of rapidly growing, nonphotochromogenic mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium agri (Tsukamura 1972) Tsukamura sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:247-258.

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Record number: 778390

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Species Mycobacterium agri

Species ***Mycobacterium* *agri***