Species ***Mycobacterium* *mucogenicum***

Name: Mycobacterium mucogenicum Springer et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.co.ge’ni.cum. L. masc. n. mucus, mucus; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. mucogenicum, intended to mean producing mucus, referring to the highly mucoid character of most strains on solid agar

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um mu-ko-GE-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49650; DSM 44625; JCM 13575; KCTC 19088; MO76

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16S rRNA gene: OR801628 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Springer B, Bottger EC, Kirschner P, Wallace RJJ. Phylogeny of the Mycobacterium chelonae-like organism based on partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and proposal of Mycobacterium mucogenicum sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:262-267.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium mucogenicum (Springer et al. 1995) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 111 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Mycobacterium chelonae corrig. Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1923. 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Mycobacterium chelonae corrig. Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1923. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Mycobacterium mucogenicum Springer et al. 1995 was previously designated as Mycobacterium chelonae-like organism (MCLO) by Silcox et al. 1981. Publication: Silcox VA, Good RC, Floyd MM. Identification of clinically significant Mycobacterium fortuitum complex isolates. J Clin Microbiol 1981; 14:686-691.

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

Assigned by: Springer B, Bottger EC, Kirschner P, Wallace RJJ. Phylogeny of the Mycobacterium chelonae-like organism based on partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and proposal of Mycobacterium mucogenicum sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:262-267.

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Species Mycobacterium mucogenicum

Species ***Mycobacterium* *mucogenicum***