Species ***Mycobacterium* *virginiense***

Name: Mycobacterium virginiense Vasireddy et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vir.gi.ni.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. virginiense, of or belonging to the state of Virginia, USA, where the type strain was originally isolated

Pronunciation, gender: wir-gi-ni-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: CIP 110918; DSM 100883; MO-233

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR025879 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Vasireddy R, Vasireddy S, Brown-Elliott BA, Wengenack NL, Eke UA, Benwill JL, Turenne C, Wallace RJJ. Correction for Vasireddy et al., Mycobacterium arupense, Mycobacterium heraklionense, and a Newly Proposed Species, "Mycobacterium virginiense" sp. nov., but Not Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum, as Species of the Mycobacterium terrae Complex Causing Tenosynovitis and Osteomyelitis. J Clin Microbiol 2017; 55:985. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Mycolicibacter virginiensis" (Vasireddy et al. 2017) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 See also Vasireddy et al. (2016). Publication: Vasireddy R, Vasireddy S, Brown-Elliott BA, Wengenack NL, Eke UA, Benwill JL, Turenne C, Wallace RJJ. Mycobacterium arupense, Mycobacterium heraklionense, and a Newly Proposed Species, "Mycobacterium virginiense" sp. nov., but Not Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum, as Species of the Mycobacterium terrae Complex Causing Tenosynovitis and Osteomyelitis. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 54:1340-1351. 🇺🇸

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

Assigned by: Vasireddy R, Vasireddy S, Brown-Elliott BA, Wengenack NL, Eke UA, Benwill JL, Turenne C, Wallace RJJ. Correction for Vasireddy et al., Mycobacterium arupense, Mycobacterium heraklionense, and a Newly Proposed Species, "Mycobacterium virginiense" sp. nov., but Not Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum, as Species of the Mycobacterium terrae Complex Causing Tenosynovitis and Osteomyelitis. J Clin Microbiol 2017; 55:985. 🇺🇸

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Species Mycobacterium virginiense

Species ***Mycobacterium* *virginiense***