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Species Mycobacterium paraffinicum

Name: Mycobacterium paraffinicum (ex Davis et al. 1956) Toney et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: pa.raf.fi’ni.cum. N.L. neut. n. paraffinum, paraffin; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. paraffinicum, pertaining to paraffin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um pa-raf-FI-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 12670; DSM 44181; NCIMB 10420

16S rRNA gene: X88925 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Toney N, Adekambi T, Toney S, Yakrus M, Butler WR. Revival and emended description of 'Mycobacterium paraffinicum' Davis, Chase and Raymond 1956 as Mycobacterium paraffinicum sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2307-2313. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:4-5.

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 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — 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 23 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 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. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 Mycobacterium paraffinicum (ex Davis et al. 1956) Toney et al. 2010 was previously known as "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" Davis, Chase and Raymond 1956. Publication: Davis JB, Chase HH, Raymond RL. Mycobacterium paraffinicum n. sp., a bacterium isolated from soil. Appl. Microbiol. 1956; 4:310-315.

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

Assigned by: Toney N, Adekambi T, Toney S, Yakrus M, Butler WR. Revival and emended description of 'Mycobacterium paraffinicum' Davis, Chase and Raymond 1956 as Mycobacterium paraffinicum sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2307-2313. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 778499