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Species Mycobacterium aquaticum

Name: Mycobacterium aquaticum Hashemi Shahraki et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. aquaticum, isolated from water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um a-KWA-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CIP 111198; DSM 104277; RW6

16S rRNA gene: KY392537 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Hashemi Shahraki A, Trovato A, Droz S, Haidarieh P, Borroni E, Mirsaeidi M, Mannino R, Hashemzadeh M, Mariottini A, Cirillo DM, et al. Mycobacterium aquaticum sp. nov., a rapidly growing species isolated from haemodialysis water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3279-3282. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Hashemi Shahraki A, Trovato A, Droz S, Haidarieh P, Borroni E, Mirsaeidi M, Mannino R, Hashemzadeh M, Mariottini A, Cirillo DM, et al. Mycobacterium aquaticum sp. nov., a rapidly growing species isolated from haemodialysis water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3279-3282. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 795804