Species ***Mycobacterium* *pallens***

Name: Mycobacterium pallens Hennessee et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’lens. L. neut. part. adj. pallens, pale yellow, pertaining to the colony pigmentation of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: PAL-lens, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1372; CIP 109268; czh-8; DSM 45404; JCM 16370

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH169208 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hennessee CT, Seo JS, Alvarez AM, Li QX. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading species isolated from Hawaiian soils: Mycobacterium crocinum sp. nov., Mycobacterium pallens sp. nov., Mycobacterium rutilum sp. nov., Mycobacterium rufum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium aromaticivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:378-387. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:926-927.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium pallens (Hennessee et al. 2009) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Hennessee CT, Seo JS, Alvarez AM, Li QX. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading species isolated from Hawaiian soils: Mycobacterium crocinum sp. nov., Mycobacterium pallens sp. nov., Mycobacterium rutilum sp. nov., Mycobacterium rufum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium aromaticivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:378-387. 🇺🇸

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Species Mycobacterium pallens

Species ***Mycobacterium* *pallens***