Species Mycolicibacterium acapulcense

Name: Mycolicibacterium acapulcense corrig. Gupta et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ca.pul.cen’se. N.L. neut. adj. acapulcense, from Acapulco, a town on the Pacific coast of México [probably better: acapulconense]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-li-ki-bak-TE-ri-um a-ka-pul-KEN-se, neuter

Type strain: AC-103; ATCC 14473; CECT 3026; JCM 6402

16S rRNA gene: AF480575 Analysetree FASTA download

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, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Mycobacterium acapulcense corrig. (Gupta et al. 2024) Göker et al. 2025

Parent taxon: Mycolicibacterium 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: 69161

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