Effective publication:
Reed GB. Genus Mycobacterium (species affecting warm-blooded animals except those causing leprosy),. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 703-704.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
⏲ According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacteriumtuberculosis" Zopf 1883.Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
⏲ According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacteriumtuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
❗ Mycobacteriummicroti is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Mycobacterium.
😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "human pathogen - (*)". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 3 - Considerations for containment: Controlled activities with M. microti are to be carried out in accordance with the Biosafety Directive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/biosafety-directive-mycobacterium-tuberculosis-complex-mtbc.html". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "**". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Z". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "(**)". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "*".
🧍 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 2022; 168:0.
Assigned by:
Reed GB. Genus Mycobacterium (species affecting warm-blooded animals except those causing leprosy),. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 703-704.
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