Name: Mycobacterium stephanolepidis Fukano et al. 2017
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: ste.pha.no.le’pi.dis. N.L. gen. masc. n. stephanolepidis, of Stephanolepis, the genus of the host filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um ste-pha-no-LE-pi-dis, neuter
Type strain: JCM 31611; KCTC 39843; NJB0901
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB971866
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Fukano H, Wada S, Kurata O, Katayama K, Fujiwara N, Hoshino Y. Mycobacterium stephanolepidis sp. nov., a rapidly growing species related to Mycobacterium chelonae, isolated from marine teleost fish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2811-2817. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Mycobacteroides stephanolepidis" (Fukano et al. 2017) Val-Calvo et al. 2025 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Fukano H, Wada S, Kurata O, Katayama K, Fujiwara N, Hoshino Y. Mycobacterium stephanolepidis sp. nov., a rapidly growing species related to Mycobacterium chelonae, isolated from marine teleost fish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2811-2817. 🇯🇵
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