Name: Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis (Masaki et al. 2007) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium kumamotonense Masaki et al. 2007

Etymology: ku.ma.mo.to.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. kumamotonensis, of or pertaining to Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ku-ma-mo-to-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 51961; CST 7247; CST7274; DSM 45093; GTC 2729; JCM 13453

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB239925 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 kumamotonense Masaki et al. 2007

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium kumamotonense Masaki et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 13453.
  • ❗ Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis 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 Mycolicibacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 4 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: Mycolicibacter 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: 798200