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Species Mycolicibacterium poriferae
Name: Mycolicibacterium poriferae (Padgitt and Moshier 1987) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycobacterium poriferae Padgitt and Moshier 1987
Etymology: po.ri’fe.rae. N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. poriferae, of the Porifera, the phylum of sponges [probably better: poriferorum]
Pronunciation, gender: po-RI-fe-ra͡e, neuter
Type strain: 47; ATCC 35087; CIP 105394; DSM 44585; JCM 12603
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF480589
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 poriferae Padgitt and Moshier 1987
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium poriferae Padgitt and Moshier 1987 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium poriferae 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 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 pathogenicity 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: 798219
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