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Species Mycobacterium chelonei
Name: Mycobacterium chelonei Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type strain: ATCC 35752; CCUG 47445; CIP 104535; CM 6388; DSM 43804; JCM 6388; NCTC 946
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16S rRNA gene:
AB548610
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FASTA
Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycobacterium chelonae corrig. Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacteroides chelonae (Bergey et al. 1923) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium chelonae corrig. Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 205 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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🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae corrig. is erroneously cited as Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae corrig. (Bergey et al. 1923) Kubica et al. 1972.
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Necessary corrections to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names according to Rule 40d (formerly Rule 46). Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2321-2322.
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🧍 The original spelling, Mycobacterium chelonei (sic) subsp. chelonei (sic), has been corrected by Hill et al. 1984.
Publication:
Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Mycobacterium chelonei subsp. abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) inaccurate spelling misspelling Mycobacterium chelonei subsp. chelonei (Bergey et al. 1923) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) inaccurate spelling misspelling
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Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
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Record number: 778420
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