Name: Mycolicibacillus koreensis (Kim et al. 2012) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium koreense Kim et al. 2012

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. koreensis, of or pertaining to the Republic of Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 01-305; DSM 45576; KCTC 19819

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF271826 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 koreense Kim et al. 2012

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium koreense Kim et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mycolicibacillus koreensis 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 Mycolicibacillus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mycolicibacillus 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: 798660