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Species Mycobacterium senuense
Name: Mycobacterium senuense Mun et al. 2008
Etymology: se.nu.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. senuense, arbitrary name formed from the initial letters of Seoul National University, the organization that carried out the taxonomic investigation of the type strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … se-nu-EN-se, neuter
Type strain: 05-832; DSM 44999; JCM 16017; KCTC 1914; KCTC 19147
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ268583
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Mun HS, Park JH, Kim H, Yu HK, Park YG, Cha CY, Kook YH, Kim BJ. Mycobacterium senuense sp. nov., a slowly growing, non-chromogenic species closely related to the Mycobacterium terrae complex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:641-646. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1273-1274.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycolicibacter senuensis (Mun et al. 2008) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Mycobacterium terrae Wayne 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Wayne LG. Classification and identification of mycobacteria. 3. Species within group 3. Am Rev Respir Dis 1966; 93:919-928.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Mycobacterium terrae Wayne 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Wayne LG. Classification and identification of mycobacteria. 3. Species within group 3. Am Rev Respir Dis 1966; 93:919-928.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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:
Mun HS, Park JH, Kim H, Yu HK, Park YG, Cha CY, Kook YH, Kim BJ. Mycobacterium senuense sp. nov., a slowly growing, non-chromogenic species closely related to the Mycobacterium terrae complex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:641-646. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 787251
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