Species ***Mycobacterium* *paraterrae***

Name: Mycobacterium paraterrae Lee et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.ter’rae. Gr. prep. para, beside; L. gen. fem. n. terrae, (of the earth) specific epithet of a Mycobacterium species; N.L. gen. fem. n. paraterrae, a species similar to members of the Mycobacterium terrae complex

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um pa-ra-TER-ra͡e, neuter

Type strain: 05-2522; DSM 45127; KCTC 19556

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT861785 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lee H, Lee SA, Lee IK, Yu HK, Park YG, Jeong J, Lee SH, Kim SR, Hyun JW, Kim K, et al. Mycobacterium paraterrae sp. nov. recovered from a clinical specimen: novel chromogenic slow growing mycobacteria related to Mycobacterium terrae complex. Microbiol Immunol 2010; 54:46-53. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacter paraterrae (Lee et al. 2016) 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, note = "+". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Mycobacterium terrae Wayne 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wayne LG. Classification and identification of mycobacteria. 3. Species within group 3. Am Rev Respir Dis 1966; 93:919-928. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🫡 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 pathogenicity of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Mycobacterium terrae Wayne 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wayne LG. Classification and identification of mycobacteria. 3. Species within group 3. Am Rev Respir Dis 1966; 93:919-928. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

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

Assigned by: Lee H, Lee SA, Lee IK, Yu HK, Park YG, Jeong J, Lee SH, Kim SR, Hyun JW, Kim K, et al. Mycobacterium paraterrae sp. nov. recovered from a clinical specimen: novel chromogenic slow growing mycobacteria related to Mycobacterium terrae complex. Microbiol Immunol 2010; 54:46-53. 🇰🇷

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Species Mycobacterium paraterrae

Species ***Mycobacterium* *paraterrae***