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Species Mycolicibacterium confluentis
Name: Mycolicibacterium confluentis (Kirschner et al. 1992) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium confluentis Kirschner et al. 1992
Etymology: con.flu.en’tis. L. gen. masc. n. confluentis, of Confluentes, now Koblenz, the source of the strain on which the species description is based
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kon-flu-EN-tis, neuter
Type strain: 1389/90; ATCC 49920; CIP 105510; DSM 44017; JCM 13671
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ634379
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 confluentis Kirschner et al. 1992
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium confluentis Kirschner et al. 1992 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium confluentis 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: 798174
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