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Species Nocardia mexicana

Name: Nocardia mexicana Rodríguez-Nava et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: me.xi.ca’na. N.L. fem. adj. mexicana, of or pertaining to Mexico city, the geographical area from which isolates were collected

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-KAR-di-a me-xi-KA-na, feminine

Type strain: CIP 108295; DSM 44952; JCM 14590

16S rRNA gene: JF797310 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Rodriguez-Nava V, Couble A, Molinard C, Sandoval H, Boiron P, Laurent F. Nocardia mexicana sp. nov., a new pathogen isolated from human mycetomas. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4530-4535. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 109. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:925-927.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 13 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 The culture collection accession number DSM 44952 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 109. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:925-927.

Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rodriguez-Nava V, Couble A, Molinard C, Sandoval H, Boiron P, Laurent F. Nocardia mexicana sp. nov., a new pathogen isolated from human mycetomas. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4530-4535. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 778744