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Species Mycolicibacterium fortuitum
Name: Mycolicibacterium fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium fortuitum da Costa Cruz 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: for.tu.i’tum. L. neut. adj. fortuitum, casual, accidental, fortuitous
Pronunciation, gender: … for-tu-I-tum, neuter
Type strain: 6841; ATCC 6841; CCUG 20994; CIP 104534; DSM 46621; IFO 13159; JCM 6387; NBRC 13159; NCTC 10394
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ536039
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 fortuitum da Costa Cruz 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium fortuitum da Costa Cruz 1938 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mycolicibacterium Gupta et al. 2018.
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. 🇨🇦
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium fortuitum 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 22 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.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mycolicibacterium Gupta et al. 2018.
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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Mycolicibacterium fortuitum subsp. acetamidolyticum (Tsukamura et al. 1986) Gupta et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym Mycolicibacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Gupta et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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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: 798185
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