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Species Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum
Name: Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Häggblom et al. 1994
Basonym: Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus Apajalahti et al. 1986
Etymology: chlo.ro.phe.no’li.cum. N.L. neut. n. chlorophenol, chlorophenol; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. chlorophenolicum, related to chlorophenols
Pronunciation, gender: … khlo-ro-phe-NO-li-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 49826; CIP 104189; DSM 43826; HAMBI 2278; IEGM 559; IFO 15527; JCM 7439; NBRC 15527; NRRL B-16528; PCP-I
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X79094
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Haggblom MM, Nohynek LJ, Palleroni NJ, Kronqvist K, Nurmiaho-Lassila EL, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Klatte S, Kroppenstedt RM, Hagglblom MM. Transfer of polychlorophenol-degrading Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus (Apajalahti et al. 1986) to the genus Mycobacterium as Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:485-493. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycolicibacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Briglia et al. 1994 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus Apajalahti et al. 1986 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 20 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The first author's name Hägglblom (sic) has been corrected in an erratum; see also: Briglia et al. IJSB 44:494.
Publication:
Briglia M, Eggen RI, Van Elsas DJ, De Vos WM. Phylogenetic evidence for transfer of pentachlorophenol-mineralizing Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-IT to the genus Mycobacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:494-498. 🇳🇱
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🧍 The spelling of the first author's name HÄGGLBLOM (sic) has been corrected in an erratum.
Publication:
. Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:854. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Haggblom MM, Nohynek LJ, Palleroni NJ, Kronqvist K, Nurmiaho-Lassila EL, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Klatte S, Kroppenstedt RM, Hagglblom MM. Transfer of polychlorophenol-degrading Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus (Apajalahti et al. 1986) to the genus Mycobacterium as Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:485-493. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 778424
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