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Species Mycobacterium arcueilense

Name: Mycobacterium arcueilense Konjek et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.cu.ei.len’se. N.L. neut. adj. arcueilense, of or belonging to Arcueil, pertaining to the town of Arcueil (south of Paris) where most isolates were recovered

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um ar-ku-e͡i-LEN-se, neuter

Type strain: 269; CIP 110654; DSM 46715; ParisRGMnew_3

16S rRNA gene: KP644745 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Konjek J, Souded S, Guerardel Y, Trivelli X, Bernut A, Kremer L, Welte B, Joyeux M, Dubrou S, Euzeby JP, et al. Mycobacterium lutetiense sp. nov., Mycobacterium montmartrense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium arcueilense sp. nov., members of a novel group of non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria recovered from a water distribution system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3694-3702. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

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. — 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 2 times 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: Konjek J, Souded S, Guerardel Y, Trivelli X, Bernut A, Kremer L, Welte B, Joyeux M, Dubrou S, Euzeby JP, et al. Mycobacterium lutetiense sp. nov., Mycobacterium montmartrense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium arcueilense sp. nov., members of a novel group of non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria recovered from a water distribution system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3694-3702. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 794535