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Species Mycobacterium neglectum

Name: Mycobacterium neglectum Nouioui et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ne.glec’tum. L. neut. part. adj. neglectum, neglected refecting the history of the strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um ne-GLEK-tum, neuter

Type strain: BN3150; CECT 8778; DSM 44756

16S rRNA gene: MF769621 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Sangal V, Jando M, Igual JM, Goodfellow M, Klenk HP. Formal description of Mycobacterium neglectum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium palauense sp. nov., rapidly growing actinobacteria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1209-1223. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 genus.

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

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Sangal V, Jando M, Igual JM, Goodfellow M, Klenk HP. Formal description of Mycobacterium neglectum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium palauense sp. nov., rapidly growing actinobacteria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1209-1223. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 778492