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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Mycobacterium fukienense"

Name: "Mycobacterium fukienense" Zhang et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. fukienense, referring to Fukien (Fujian) [probably better: fukiense]

Gender: neuter

Original publication: Zhang YY, Li YB, Huang MX, Zhao XQ, Zhang LS, Liu WE, Wan KL. Novel species including Mycobacterium fukienense sp. is found from tuberculosis patients in Fujian Province, China, using phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium chelonae/abscessus complex. Biomed Environ Sci 2013; 26:894-901. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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

Assigned by: Zhang YY, Li YB, Huang MX, Zhao XQ, Zhang LS, Liu WE, Wan KL. Novel species including Mycobacterium fukienense sp. is found from tuberculosis patients in Fujian Province, China, using phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium chelonae/abscessus complex. Biomed Environ Sci 2013; 26:894-901. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 14152

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