Species Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Name: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bacterium tuberculosis" Zopf 1883
Etymology: L. neut. n. tuberculum, a small swelling, tubercle; N.L. fem. n. suff. -osis, suffix expressing state or condition, in medical terminology denoting a state of disease; N.L. gen. fem. n. tuberculosis, of tuberculosis
Type strain: ATCC 27294; H37Rv; NCTC 13114; NCTC 13144
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH794239
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FASTA 
Effective publication: Lehmann KB, Neumann R. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik, 1st ed. J.F. Lehmann, München, 1896.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Bacterium tuberculosis" Zopf 1883 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Mycobacterium microti Reed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Aranaz et al. 2003 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium africanum Castets et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium bovis Karlson and Lessel 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Niemann et al. 2002 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Emendations:
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Riojas et al. 2018
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
Notes:- Emendation accompanied by 5 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.
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Riojas et al. 2018
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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Notes:
- Nomenclatural type of the genus Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lehmann KB, Neumann R. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik, 1st ed. J.F. Lehmann, München, 1896.
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium africanum Castets et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium bovis Karlson and Lessel 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Aranaz et al. 2003.
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium microti Reed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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According to Riojas et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003.
Publication:
Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbon MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332.
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Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. canetti" van Soolingen et al. 1997 not validly published Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Aranaz et al. 1999 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned) Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Lehmann KB, Neumann R. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik, 1st ed. J.F. Lehmann, München, 1896.
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