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Species Mycolicibacterium flavescens
Name: Mycolicibacterium flavescens (Bojalil et al. 1962) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium flavescens Bojalil et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fla.ves’cens. L. v. flavesco, to become golden yellow; L. neut. part. adj. flavescens, becoming yellow
Type strain: ATCC 14474; CCUG 29041; CIP 104533; DSM 43991; JCM 12274; NCTC 10271; NRRL B-4038
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH169220
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 flavescens Bojalil et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium flavescens Bojalil et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium flavescens 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 pathogen". — 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 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 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: 798183
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