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Species Mycolicibacterium boenickei

Name: Mycolicibacterium boenickei (Schinsky et al. 2004) Gupta et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium boenickei Schinsky et al. 2004

Etymology: boe.nic’ke.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. boenickei, of Bönicke, in honor of the contribution of Rudolf Bönicke, a German mycobacteriologist, who first recognized the heterogeneity within the

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-li-ki-bak-TE-ri-um bo͡e-NIK-ke-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49935; DSM 44677; JCM 15653; W5998

16S rRNA gene: AY012573 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, 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 boenickei Schinsky et al. 2004

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Mycolicibacterium boenickei 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 = 2. — 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 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: 798161