Name: Mycobacteroides franklinii (Nogueira et al. 2015) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium franklinii Nogueira et al. 2015

Etymology: frank.li’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. franklinii, of Franklin, pertaining to Benjamin Franklin, famous USA statesman and scientist from Pennsylvania where the first isolates originated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … frank-LI-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2149; CV002; DSM 45524

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ153090 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Lo B, Son J. Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:67. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 181. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1411-1417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Mycobacterium franklinii Nogueira et al. 2015

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium franklinii Nogueira et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mycobacteroides franklinii 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 Mycobacteroides.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycobacterium franklinii Nogueira et al. 2015, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Mycobacteroides Gupta et al. 2018

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Lo B, Son J. Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:67. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 798740