Species "Mycobacterium paraffinicum"

Name: "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" Davis et al. 1956

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.raf.fi’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. paraffinicum, pertaining to paraffin

Pronunciation, gender: pa-raf-FI-ni-kum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 12670; DSM 44181; NCIMB 10420

16S rRNA gene: X88925 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Davis JB, Chase HH, Raymond RL. Mycobacterium paraffinicum n. sp., a bacterium isolated from soil. Appl. Microbiol. 1956; 4:310-315.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

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

Risk group: 2

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

Assigned by: Davis JB, Chase HH, Raymond RL. Mycobacterium paraffinicum n. sp., a bacterium isolated from soil. Appl. Microbiol. 1956; 4:310-315.

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Record number: 45740
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