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Species Mycolicibacterium fallax
Name: Mycolicibacterium fallax (Lévy-Frébault et al. 1983) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium fallax Lévy-Frébault et al. 1983
Etymology: fal’lax. L. neut. adj. fallax, deceptive, in the sense that the colonies resemble those of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FAL-laks, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 35219; CCUG 37584; CIP 81.39; DSM 44179; JCM 6405
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF480600
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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 fallax Lévy-Frébault et al. 1983
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium fallax Lévy-Frébault et al. 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium fallax 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: 798181
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