Species ***Mycobacterium* *botniense***

Name: Mycobacterium botniense Torkko et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bot.ni.en’se. L. neut. adj. botniense, of or belonging to Botnia Occidentalis, the Latin name of the Västerbotten province (West Bothnia) of Finland, where the organism was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700701; CIP 106753; DSM 44537; E347

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ012756 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Torkko P, Suomalainen S, Iivanainen E, Suutari M, Tortoli E, Paulin L, Katila ML. Mycobacterium xenopi and related organisms isolated from stream waters in Finland and description of Mycobacterium botniense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:283-289.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Torkko P, Suomalainen S, Iivanainen E, Suutari M, Tortoli E, Paulin L, Katila ML. Mycobacterium xenopi and related organisms isolated from stream waters in Finland and description of Mycobacterium botniense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:283-289.

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Species Mycobacterium botniense

Species ***Mycobacterium* *botniense***