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Species Mycolicibacterium chlorophenolicum
Name: Mycolicibacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus Apajalahti et al. 1986
Etymology: chlo.ro.phe.no’li.cum. N.L. neut. n. chlorophenol, chlorophenol; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. chlorophenolicum, related to chlorophenols
Pronunciation, gender: … khlo-ro-phe-NO-li-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 49826; CIP 104189; DSM 43826; HAMBI 2278; IEGM 559; IFO 15527; JCM 7439; NBRC 15527; NRRL B-16528; PCP-I
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X79094
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 chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Häggblom et al. 1994
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Briglia et al. 1994 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus Apajalahti et al. 1986 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (Apajalahti et al. 1986) Häggblom et al. 1994 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium chlorophenolicum 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 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 genus.
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: 798171
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