Species ***Mycobacterium* *sphagni***

Name: Mycobacterium sphagni Kazda 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sphag’ni. N.L. neut. n. Sphagnum, generic name of the moss of sphagnum bogs, the habitat of these strains; N.L. gen. neut. n. sphagni, of Sphagnum

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33027; DSM 44076; Sph 38

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF547968 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kazda J. Mycobacterium sphagni sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:77-81.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium sphagni (Kazda 1980) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2024-03-28.

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

Assigned by: Kazda J. Mycobacterium sphagni sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:77-81.

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Species Mycobacterium sphagni

Species ***Mycobacterium* *sphagni***