Species Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum

Name: Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Briglia et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus Apajalahti et al. 1986

Etymology: chlo.ro.phe.no’li.cum. N.L. neut. adj. chlorophenolicum, related to chlorophenols

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um k^hlo-ro-p^he-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

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16S rRNA gene: X79094 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Briglia M, Eggen RI, Van Elsas DJ, De Vos WM. Phylogenetic evidence for transfer of pentachlorophenol-mineralizing Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-I^T to the genus Mycobacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:494-498. 🇳🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Häggblom et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus Apajalahti et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Häggblom et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 genus.
- 🧍 Later isonym of Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Häggblom et al. 1994, which has priority [Rule 24b(2)]. Publication: Haeggblom MM, Nohynek LJ, Palleroni NJ, Kronqvist K, Nurmiaho-Lassila EL, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Klatte S, Kroppenstedt RM. 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. 🇺🇸
- 🧍 This name was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.

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

Assigned by: Briglia M, Eggen RI, Van Elsas DJ, De Vos WM. Phylogenetic evidence for transfer of pentachlorophenol-mineralizing Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-I^T to the genus Mycobacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:494-498. 🇳🇱

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Species Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum