Species ***Mycobacterium* *phocaicum***

Name: Mycobacterium phocaicum Adékambi et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pho.ca’i.cum. N.L. neut. adj. phocaicum, pertaining to Phocaea, a maritime town of lonia, a colony of the Athenians, whose inhabitants fled to escape from Persian domination and founded Massilia (Marseille), which was the source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^ho-KA-i-kum, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 50185; CIP 108542; DSM 45104; JCM 15301; N4

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OR801629 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adekambi T, Berger P, Raoult D, Drancourt M. rpoB gene sequence-based characterization of emerging non-tuberculous mycobacteria with descriptions of Mycobacterium bolletii sp. nov., Mycobacterium phocaicum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium aubagnense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:133-143. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium phocaicum (Adékambi et al. 2006) 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 = 2. — 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 14 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 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. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: Adekambi T, Berger P, Raoult D, Drancourt M. rpoB gene sequence-based characterization of emerging non-tuberculous mycobacteria with descriptions of Mycobacterium bolletii sp. nov., Mycobacterium phocaicum sp. nov. and Mycobacterium aubagnense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:133-143. 🇫🇷

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Species Mycobacterium phocaicum

Species ***Mycobacterium* *phocaicum***