Name: "Mycobacterium suricattae" Parsons et al. 2013
Etymology: suricattae, after the host species from which it has been isolated
Original publication:
Parsons SD, Drewe JA, Gey van Pittius NC, Warren RM, van Helden PD. Novel cause of tuberculosis in meerkats, South Africa. Emerg Infect Dis 2013; 19:2004-2007. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Parsons SD, Drewe JA, Gey van Pittius NC, Warren RM, van Helden PD. Novel cause of tuberculosis in meerkats, South Africa. Emerg Infect Dis 2013; 19:2004-2007. 🇿🇦
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