Name: Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. bovis Kim et al. 2017

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: bo’vis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of the ox, pertaining to hanwoo, a Korean native cattle from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: JCM 30986; KCTC 39630; QIA-37; QIA-41

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY593892 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim BJ, Kim GN, Kim BR, Jeon CO, Jeong J, Lee SH, Lim JH, Lee SH, Kim CK, Kook YH, et al. Description of Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. bovis subsp. nov., isolated from cattle (Bos taurus coreanae), emended description of Mycobacterium chelonae and creation of Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3882-3887.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. bovistauri Goo and Li 2024

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. bovistauri Goo and Li 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ATCC 35752; CCUG 47445; CIP 104535; DSM 43804; JCM 6388; NCTC 946.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
  • 🧍 Illegitimate according to Rule 53. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: Mycobacterium chelonae corrig. Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kim BJ, Kim GN, Kim BR, Jeon CO, Jeong J, Lee SH, Lim JH, Lee SH, Kim CK, Kook YH, et al. Description of Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. bovis subsp. nov., isolated from cattle (Bos taurus coreanae), emended description of Mycobacterium chelonae and creation of Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3882-3887.

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