Species Mycolicibacterium aurum

Name: Mycolicibacterium aurum (Tsukamura 1966) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium aurum Tsukamura 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: au’rum. L. neut. n. aurum, the gold, the color of gold, intended to mean gold-pigmented

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-li-ki-bak-TE-ri-um A͡U-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 23366; CCUG 37666; CIP 104465; DSM 43999; HAMBI 2275; JCM 6366; LMG 19255; NCTC 10437; NRRL B-4037

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X55595 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 aurum Tsukamura 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycobacterium aurum Tsukamura 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium aurum 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.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 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 risk group 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: 798159

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Species Mycolicibacterium aurum