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Species Mycolicibacterium fluoranthenivorans
Name: Mycolicibacterium fluoranthenivorans (Hormisch et al. 2006) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans Hormisch et al. 2006
Etymology: flu.o.ran.the.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. fluoranthenum, fluoranthene; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. fluoranthenivorans, digesting fluoranthene
Pronunciation, gender: flu-o-ran-the-NI-wo-rans, neuter
Type strain: CIP 108203; DSM 44556; FA4; JCM 14741
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ617741
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 fluoranthenivorans Hormisch et al. 2006
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans Hormisch et al. 2006 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium fluoranthenivorans 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 1 time 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: 798184
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