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Species Mycolicibacterium vinylchloridicum
Name: Mycolicibacterium vinylchloridicum Cortés-Albayay et al. 2023
Etymology: vi.nyl.chlo.ri’di.cum. N.L. neut. adj. vinylchloridicum, related to vinyl chloride
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wi-nyl-khlo-RI-di-kum, neuter
Type strain: CECT 8761; DSM 6695; L1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT478173
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Cortes-Albayay C, Sangal V, Klenk HP, Nouioui I. Comparative Genomic Study of Vinyl Chloride Cluster and Description of Novel Species, Mycolicibacterium vinylchloridicum sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:767895. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycobacterium vinylchloridicum (Cortés-Albayay et al. 2023) Göker et al. 2025
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium vinylchloridicum (Cortés-Albayay et al. 2023) Göker et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium vinylchloridicum 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:
Cortes-Albayay C, Sangal V, Klenk HP, Nouioui I. Comparative Genomic Study of Vinyl Chloride Cluster and Description of Novel Species, Mycolicibacterium vinylchloridicum sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:767895. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 36268
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