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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Mycobacterium appelbergii

Name: Mycobacterium appelbergii Roxo et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ap.pel.ber’gi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. appelbergii, in honor of Rui Appelberg, in recognition of his significant scientific contributions to the understanding of the immune response, vaccine development, and immune pathology associated with Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ap-pel-BER-gi-i, neuter

Type strain: 21AC1; BCCM/ITM 501212; DSM 113570; ITM 501212

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16S rRNA gene: OP795714 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Roxo IC, Alarico S, Fonseca A, Machado D, Maranha A, Tiago I, Duarte R, Empadinhas N. Mycobacterium appelbergii sp. nov., a Novel Species Isolated from a Drinking Water Fountain in a Rural Community. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.

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: Roxo IC, Alarico S, Fonseca A, Machado D, Maranha A, Tiago I, Duarte R, Empadinhas N. Mycobacterium appelbergii sp. nov., a Novel Species Isolated from a Drinking Water Fountain in a Rural Community. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 66511
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