Name: Mycolicibacter paraterrae (Lee et al. 2016) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium paraterrae Lee et al. 2016

Etymology: pa.ra.ter’rae. Gr. prep. para, beside; L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the earth, specific epithet of a Mycobacterium species; N.L. gen. fem. n. paraterrae, a species similar to members of the Mycobacterium terrae complex

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-li-ki-BAK-ter pa-ra-TER-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: 05-2522; DSM 45127; KCTC 19556

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT861785 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 paraterrae Lee et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium paraterrae Lee et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mycolicibacter paraterrae 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 pathogenicity 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: 798781