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Name: Mycobacterium antarcticum Shimada et al. 2026
Etymology: ant.arc’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. antarcticum, southern, Antarctic, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ant-ARK-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: NCTC 15058; RIMD 4000203; TUM20985
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AP027291
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Shimada S, Aoki K, Shiozawa A, Nakai R, Fujiwara N, Komori K, Kudoh S, Imura S, Ishii Y, Tateda K. Characterization of Mycobacterium antarcticum sp. nov., a psychrotolerant member of the genus Mycobacterium isolated from Antarctic soil. Sci Rep 2025; 15:34231.
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Shimada S, Aoki K, Shiozawa A, Nakai R, Fujiwara N, Komori K, Kudoh S, Imura S, Ishii Y, Tateda K. Characterization of Mycobacterium antarcticum sp. nov., a psychrotolerant member of the genus Mycobacterium isolated from Antarctic soil. Sci Rep 2025; 15:34231.
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Record number: 70371