Species Mycobacterium pumcae

Name: Mycobacterium pumcae Mei et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pum’cae. N.L. gen. fem. n. pumcae, pertains to PUMC, referring to the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, where the bacterial isolate was taxonomically characterized

Pronunciation, gender: PUM-ka͡e, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.90337; JCM 37415; Z3061

16S rRNA gene: OR646410 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mei Y, Zhang W, Shi Y, Jiang H, Zhang Q, Gan T, Peng J, Mei H, Mo S, Wang H. Mycobacterium camsae sp. nov. and Mycobacterium pumcae sp. nov., two species isolated from human skin infection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6960. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Mei Y, Zhang W, Shi Y, Jiang H, Zhang Q, Gan T, Peng J, Mei H, Mo S, Wang H. Mycobacterium camsae sp. nov. and Mycobacterium pumcae sp. nov., two species isolated from human skin infection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6960. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 68931
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