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Species Mycolicibacterium palauense
Name: Mycolicibacterium palauense (Nouioui et al. 2019) Zhu et al. 2024
Basonym: Mycobacterium palauense Nouioui et al. 2019
Etymology: pa.lau.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. palauense, referring to the Republic of Palau, the source of the strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-la͡u-EN-se, neuter
Type strain: CECT 8779; DSM 44914
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MF769712
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhu GX, Chen X, Wu YJ, Wang HL, Lu CM, Wang XM, Zhang Y, Liu ZC, He JB, Tang SK, et al. Mycolicibacterium arseniciresistens sp. nov., isolated from lead-zinc mine tailing, and reclassification of two Mycobacterium species as Mycolicibacterium palauense comb. nov. and Mycolicibacterium grossiae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6221. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6271.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycobacterium palauense Nouioui et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium palauense Nouioui et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium palauense 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:
Zhu GX, Chen X, Wu YJ, Wang HL, Lu CM, Wang XM, Zhang Y, Liu ZC, He JB, Tang SK, et al. Mycolicibacterium arseniciresistens sp. nov., isolated from lead-zinc mine tailing, and reclassification of two Mycobacterium species as Mycolicibacterium palauense comb. nov. and Mycolicibacterium grossiae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6221. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 43263
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