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Species Mycolicibacterium brumae
Name: Mycolicibacterium brumae (Luquin et al. 1993) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium brumae Luquin et al. 1993
Etymology: bru’mae. L. gen. fem. n. brumae, of winter, referring to the time of year at which the first strains were isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BRU-ma͡e, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 51384; CCUG 37586; CIP 103465; CR-270; DSM 44177; JCM 12273
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF480576
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. 
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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 brumae Luquin et al. 1993
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium brumae Luquin et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium brumae 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 taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycobacterium brumae Luquin et al. 1993, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: 798165
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