Species Mycobacterium pinnipedii

Name: Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pin.ni.pe’di.i N.L. gen. neut. n. pinnipedii, of a pinniped, referring to the host animal from which the organism was first isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 6482; ATCC BAA-688; NCTC 13288

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF502574 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cousins DV, Bastida R, Cataldi A, Quse V, Redrobe S, Dow S, Duignan P, Murray A, Dupont C, Ahmed N, et al. Tuberculosis in seals caused by a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Mycobacterium pinnipedii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1305-1314.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 3

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Bacterium tuberculosis" Zopf 1883	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999	heterotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank
Mycobacterium caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Aranaz et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published
Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Niemann et al. 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank
Mycobacterium africanum Castets et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published
Mycobacterium microti Reed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published
Mycobacterium bovis Karlson and Lessel 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published

Notes:
- According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium tuberculosis" Zopf 1883. Publication: Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
- According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
- Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Z".

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

Assigned by: Cousins DV, Bastida R, Cataldi A, Quse V, Redrobe S, Dow S, Duignan P, Murray A, Dupont C, Ahmed N, et al. Tuberculosis in seals caused by a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Mycobacterium pinnipedii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1305-1314.

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