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Species Mycobacterium heraklionense

Name: Mycobacterium heraklionense Tortoli et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: he.rak.li.o.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. heraklionense, of or belonging to Heraklion, the city in Crete where many strains were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um he-rak-li-o-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CECT 7509; DSM 46753; GN-1; LMG 24735; NCTC 13432

16S rRNA gene: GU084182 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Tortoli E, Gitti Z, Klenk HP, Lauria S, Mannino R, Mantegani P, Mariottini A, Neonakis I. Survey of 150 strains belonging to the Mycobacterium terrae complex and description of Mycobacterium engbaekii sp. nov., Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium longobardum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:401-411. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Mycobacterium terrae Wayne 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wayne LG. Classification and identification of mycobacteria. 3. Species within group 3. Am Rev Respir Dis 1966; 93:919-928. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
    • 🙆 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: Tortoli E, Gitti Z, Klenk HP, Lauria S, Mannino R, Mantegani P, Mariottini A, Neonakis I. Survey of 150 strains belonging to the Mycobacterium terrae complex and description of Mycobacterium engbaekii sp. nov., Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium longobardum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:401-411. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 790509