Name: Mycolicibacterium chengduense Wu et al. 2026
Etymology: cheng.du.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. chengduense, referring to Chengdu, China, where the strain was found
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-li-ki-bak-TE-ri-um khen͡g-du-EN-se, neuter
Type strain: 120266; GDMCC 1.4435; JCM 37531
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PX527517
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wu X, Wang C, Zhou D, Zhao F, Feng Y, Xiao Y, Zong Z. Mycolicibacterium chengduense sp. nov. and Mycolicibacterium sichuanense sp. nov., carrying multiple virulence-associated genes, recovered from human sputa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7138. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7198.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: orphaned species (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Mycolicibacterium Gupta et al. 2018
Assigned by:
Wu X, Wang C, Zhou D, Zhao F, Feng Y, Xiao Y, Zong Z. Mycolicibacterium chengduense sp. nov. and Mycolicibacterium sichuanense sp. nov., carrying multiple virulence-associated genes, recovered from human sputa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7138. 🇨🇳
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