Species ***Mycobacterium* *ulcerans***

Name: Mycobacterium ulcerans MacCallum et al. 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ul.ce.rans. L. part. adj. ulcerans, making sore, causing to ulcerate

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19423; DSM 44154; NCTC 10417

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16S rRNA gene: AB548725 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fenner F. The significance of the incubation period in infectious diseases. Med J Aust 1950; 2:813-818.

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

Risk group: 3

Notes:
- The authority of the taxon name (MacCallum et al.) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Fenner).
- 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.

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

Assigned by: Fenner F. The significance of the incubation period in infectious diseases. Med J Aust 1950; 2:813-818.

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Species Mycobacterium ulcerans