Species Mycolicibacterium elephantis

Name: Mycolicibacterium elephantis (Shojaei et al. 2000) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycobacterium elephantis Shojaei et al. 2000

Etymology: e.le.phan’tis. L. gen. masc. n. elephantis, of an elephant

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-li-ki-bak-TE-ri-um e-le-P^HAN-tis, neuter

Type strain: 484; CIP 106831; DSM 44368; JCM 12406

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ010747 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. 🇨🇦

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 elephantis Shojaei et al. 2000

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycobacterium elephantis Shojaei et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium elephantis 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 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 1 time 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: 798180

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Species Mycolicibacterium elephantis