Species "Mycobacterium visibilis"

Name: "Mycobacterium visibilis" Appleyard and Clark 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.si’bi.lis. L. masc./fem. adj. visibilis, reflecting its distinctive feature of being visible on hematoxylin-and-eosin-stained tissue sections

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um wi-SI-bi-lis, neuter

Nomenclatural type: Mbv1; Saskatchewan

16S rRNA gene: AY061984 Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Appleyard GD, Clark EG. Histologic and genotypic characterization of a novel Mycobacterium species found in three cats. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:2425-2430. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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

Assigned by: Appleyard GD, Clark EG. Histologic and genotypic characterization of a novel Mycobacterium species found in three cats. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:2425-2430. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 801067

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