Etymology:mi.ka’mi.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.mikamii, of Mikami, named in honour of Yuzuru Mikami for his valuable contribution to the systematics of Nocardia
Valid publication:
Jannat-Khah D, Kroppenstedt RM, Klenk HP, Sproer C, Schumann P, Lasker BA, Steigerwalt AG, Hinrikson HP, Brown JM. Nocardia mikamii sp. nov., isolated from human pulmonary infections in the USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2272-2276. 🇺🇸
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:4-5.
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 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 4 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 a putative 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. 🇬🇧
Assigned by:
Jannat-Khah D, Kroppenstedt RM, Klenk HP, Sproer C, Schumann P, Lasker BA, Steigerwalt AG, Hinrikson HP, Brown JM. Nocardia mikamii sp. nov., isolated from human pulmonary infections in the USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2272-2276. 🇺🇸
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