Name: Mycobacteroides salmoniphilum (Whipps et al. 2007 ex Ross 1960) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium salmoniphilum (ex Ross 1960) Whipps et al. 2007

Etymology: sal.mo.ni’phi.lum. L. masc. n. salmo (gen. salmonis), a salmon; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. salmoniphilum, salmon-loving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 13758; DSM 43276; SC

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ866768 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

Correct name: Mycobacterium salmoniphilum (ex Ross 1960) Whipps et al. 2007

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Mycobacterium salmoniphilum" Ross 1960	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Mycobacterium salmoniphilum (ex Ross 1960) Whipps et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mycobacteroides salmoniphilum 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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: 798226