Name: Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum Turenne et al. 2004
Etymology: Gr. prep. para, like, beside; N.L. neut. adj. scrofulaceum, specific epither of a bacterial species; N.L. neut. adj. parascrofulaceum, beside Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum (referring to the phenotypic resemblance of the isolate to Mycobacterium scrofulaceum)
Type strain: ATCC BAA-614; DSM 44648; HSC-68; JCM 13015
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16S rRNA gene: GQ153273 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Turenne CY, Cook VJ, Burdz TV, Pauls RJ, Thibert L, Wolfe JN, Kabani A. Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum sp. nov., novel slowly growing, scotochromogenic clinical isolates related to Mycobacterium simiae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1543-1551.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Turenne CY, Cook VJ, Burdz TV, Pauls RJ, Thibert L, Wolfe JN, Kabani A. Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum sp. nov., novel slowly growing, scotochromogenic clinical isolates related to Mycobacterium simiae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1543-1551.
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Record number: 778501