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Species Mycolicibacterium acapulense
Name: Mycolicibacterium acapulense Gupta et al. 2024
Etymology: a.ca.pu.len’se. N.L. neut. adj. acapulense, from Acapulco, a town on the Pacific coast of México [probably better: acapulconense]
Pronunciation, gender: a-ka-pu-LEN-se, neuter
Type strain: AC-103; ATCC 14473; CECT 3026; JCM 6402
16S rRNA gene:
AF480575
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, 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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium acapulcense corrig. (Gupta et al. 2024) Göker et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Mycobacterium acapulcensis" Bojalil et al. 1962 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium acapulense 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 Mycolicibacterium.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-12-10.
- 🙅 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: 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: 55709
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