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Species Mycobacterium vanbaalenii
Name: Mycobacterium vanbaalenii Khan et al. 2002
Etymology: van.baa.le’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. vanbaalenii, of Van Baalen, in memory of Dr Chase Van Baalen, late Professor at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas Marine Laboratory, Port Aransas, TX, USA
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wan-baa-LE-ni-i, neuter
Type strain: DSM 7251; JCM 13017; NRRL B-24157; PYR-1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X84977
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Khan AA, Kim SJ, Paine DD, Cerniglia CE. Classification of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-metabolizing bacterium, Mycobacterium sp. strain PYR-1, as Mycobacterium vanbaalenii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1997-2002. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycobacterium austroafricanum Tsukamura et al. 1983
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycolicibacterium vanbaalenii (Khan et al. 2002) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium austroafricanum Tsukamura et al. 1983 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycolicibacterium austroafricanum (Tsukamura et al. 1983) Gupta et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
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. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
Notes:- 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
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.
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycolicibacterium austroafricanum (Tsukamura et al. 1983) Gupta 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. 🇩🇪
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⏲ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycobacterium austroafricanum Tsukamura et al. 1983.
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. 🇩🇪
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
- ❗ Mycobacterium vanbaalenii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Mycobacterium.
- 😷 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 63 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 Mycobacterium vanbaalenii Khan et al. 2002 was previously known as Mycobacterium sp. strain PYR-1 Heitkamp et al. 1988. 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 Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mycolicibacterium austroafricanum (Tsukamura et al. 1983) Gupta 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.
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Khan AA, Kim SJ, Paine DD, Cerniglia CE. Classification of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-metabolizing bacterium, Mycobacterium sp. strain PYR-1, as Mycobacterium vanbaalenii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1997-2002. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 778544
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