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Species Mycobacterium porcinum

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Mycobacteriales Mycobacteriaceae Mycobacterium Mycobacterium porcinum

Name: Mycobacterium porcinum Tsukamura et al. 1983

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: por.ci’num. L. neut. adj. porcinum, pertaining to swine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um por-KI-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33776; CCUG 37674; CIP 105392; DSM 44242; E10241-1; JCM 6378

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16S rRNA gene: AF480588 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Tsukamura M, Nemoto H, Yugi H. Mycobacterium porcinum sp. nov., a porcine pathogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:162-165.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 35 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Tsukamura M, Nemoto H, Yugi H. Mycobacterium porcinum sp. nov., a porcine pathogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:162-165.

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Record number: 778508

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