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Species Mycolicibacterium xanthum
Name: Mycolicibacterium xanthum Pan et al. 2022
Etymology: xan’thum. Gr. masc. adj. xanthos, yellow; N.L. neut. adj. xanthum, yellow
Pronunciation, gender: XAN-thum, neuter
Type strain: KCTC 49711; MCCC 1K04875; Y57
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OK175670
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Pan X, Li Z, Huang S, Huang Y, Wang Q, Tao Z, Hu W. Mycolicibacterium aurantiacum sp. nov. and Mycolicibacterium xanthum sp. nov., two novel actinobacteria isolated from mangrove sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5595. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycobacterium xanthum (Pan et al. 2022) Göker et al. 2025
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacterium xanthum (Pan et al. 2022) Göker et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycolicibacterium xanthum 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:
Pan X, Li Z, Huang S, Huang Y, Wang Q, Tao Z, Hu W. Mycolicibacterium aurantiacum sp. nov. and Mycolicibacterium xanthum sp. nov., two novel actinobacteria isolated from mangrove sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5595.
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Record number: 31325
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