Name: Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae corrig. (Bergey et al. 1923) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: Mycobacterium chelonei Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: che.lo’nae. Gr. fem. n. chelônê, a tortoise; N.L. gen. fem. n. chelonae, of a tortoise

Gender: neuter

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Effective publication: Kubica GP, Baess I, Gordon RE, Jenkins PA, Kwapinski JB, McDurmont C, Pattyn SR, Saito H, Silcox V, Stanford JL, et al. A co-operative numerical analysis of rapidly growing mycobacteria. J Gen Microbiol 1972; 73:55-70.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae (Bergey et al. 1923) Kim et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Mycobacterium chelonei subsp. chelonei (Bergey et al. 1923) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus corrig. (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) according to rule 40d. Publication: Kubica GP, Baess I, Gordon RE, Jenkins PA, Kwapinski JB, McDurmont C, Pattyn SR, Saito H, Silcox V, Stanford JL, et al. A co-operative numerical analysis of rapidly growing mycobacteria. J Gen Microbiol 1972; 73:55-70.
  • On the basis of the paper of Kim et al. 2017 (Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3882-3887), the name of the subspecies can be used again. 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.
  • If an author accepts the elevation of Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus (Moore and Frerichs 1953) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) to full species status, then Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae (Bergey et al. 1923) Kubica et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) should thereafter be designated simply as Mycobacterium chelonae Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
  • The original spelling, Mycobacterium chelonei (sic) subsp. chelonei (sic), has been corrected by Hill et al. 1984. Publication: Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".

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

Assigned by: Kubica GP, Baess I, Gordon RE, Jenkins PA, Kwapinski JB, McDurmont C, Pattyn SR, Saito H, Silcox V, Stanford JL, et al. A co-operative numerical analysis of rapidly growing mycobacteria. J Gen Microbiol 1972; 73:55-70.

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