Name: Mycobacterium salfingeri Musser et al. 2024
Etymology: sal.fin’ge.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. salfingeri, named for the pioneering contributions of Dr. Max Salfinger, a Swiss-born American microbiologist in the field of clinical mycobacteriology
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um sal-FIN-ge-ri, neuter
Type strain: 20-157661; BCCM/ITM 501207; DSM 113368; ITM 501207
Effective publication:
Musser E, Smith C, Halse TA, Kohlerschmidt D, Rourke A, Fiero A, Musser KA, Escuyer V, Lapierre P. Characterization of Mycobacterium salfingeri sp. nov.: A novel nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from a human wound infection. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:992610. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 217. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6275.
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:
Musser E, Smith C, Halse TA, Kohlerschmidt D, Rourke A, Fiero A, Musser KA, Escuyer V, Lapierre P. Characterization of Mycobacterium salfingeri sp. nov.: A novel nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from a human wound infection. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:992610. 🇺🇸
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