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Species Mycolicibacterium insubricum
Name: Mycolicibacterium insubricum (Tortoli et al. 2009) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium insubricum Tortoli et al. 2009
Etymology: in.su’bri.cum. M.L. neut. adj. insubricum, pertaining to Insubria, the Latin name of part of the Lombardy region of Italy that includes the cities in which four of the first five strains were isolated, including the type strain
Pronunciation, gender: in-SU-bri-kum, neuter
Type strain: CIP 109609; DSM 45132; FI-06250; JCM 16366
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU605695
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 insubricum Tortoli et al. 2009
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium insubricum Tortoli et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium insubricum 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: 798197
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