Species Mycobacterium antarcticum

Name: Mycobacterium antarcticum Shimada et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

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. 🇯🇵

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
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