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Species Mycobacterium bolletii
Name: Mycobacterium bolletii Adékambi et al. 2006
Etymology: bol.le’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. bolletii, of Bollet, to honour our deceased colleague Claude Bollet, a famous clinical microbiologist and taxonomist
Pronunciation, gender: bol-LE-ti-i, neuter
Type strain: BD; CCUG 50184; CIP 108541; DSM 45149; JCM 15297
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY859681
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Adekambi T, Berger P, Raoult D, Drancourt M. rpoB gene sequence-based characterization of emerging non-tuberculous mycobacteria with descriptions of Mycobacterium bolletii sp. nov., Mycobacterium phocaicum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium aubagnense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:133-143. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii (Adékambi et al. 2006) Leao et al. 2011
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii (Adékambi et al. 2006) Leao et al. 2011 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. bolletii (Adékambi et al. 2006) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Sassi and Drancourt (2014), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacteroides abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Gupta et al. 2018.
Publication:
Sassi M, Drancourt M. Genome analysis reveals three genomospecies in Mycobacterium abscessus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:359. 🇫🇷
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⏲ According to Sassi and Drancourt (2014), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kusunoki and Ezaki 1992.
Publication:
Sassi M, Drancourt M. Genome analysis reveals three genomospecies in Mycobacterium abscessus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:359. 🇫🇷
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⏲ According to Sassi and Drancourt (2014), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Mycobacterium abscessus" Moore and Frerichs 1953.
Publication:
Sassi M, Drancourt M. Genome analysis reveals three genomospecies in Mycobacterium abscessus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:359. 🇫🇷
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⏰ According to Leao et al. (2011), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium massiliense Adékambi et al. 2006.
Publication:
Leao SC, Tortoli E, Euzeby JP, Garcia MJ. Proposal that Mycobacterium massiliense and Mycobacterium bolletii be united and reclassified as Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii comb. nov., designation of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus subsp. nov. and emended description of Mycobacterium abscessus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2311-2313. 🇪🇸
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⏰ According to Tortoli et al. (2016), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium massiliense Adékambi et al. 2006.
Publication:
Tortoli E, Kohl TA, Brown-Elliott BA, Trovato A, Leao SC, Garcia MJ, Vasireddy S, Turenne CY, Griffith DE, Philley JV, et al. Emended description of Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus and Mycobacteriumabscessus subsp. bolletii and designation of Mycobacteriumabscessus subsp. massiliense comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4471-4479. 🇮🇹
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
- ❗ Mycobacterium bolletii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Mycobacterium.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 54 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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⏲ According to Sassi and Drancourt (2014), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacteroides abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Gupta et al. 2018.
Publication:
Sassi M, Drancourt M. Genome analysis reveals three genomospecies in Mycobacterium abscessus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:359.
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Adekambi T, Berger P, Raoult D, Drancourt M. rpoB gene sequence-based characterization of emerging non-tuberculous mycobacteria with descriptions of Mycobacterium bolletii sp. nov., Mycobacterium phocaicum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium aubagnense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:133-143. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 784304
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