Name: "Mycobacterium farcinogenes subsp. senegalense" Chamoiseau 1973

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: se.ne.gal.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. senegalense, pertaining to Senegal

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35796; CCUG 21001; CIP 104941; DSM 43656; IEMVT 378; JCM 15467; NCTC 10956

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF480596 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Chamoiseau G. M. farcinogenes agent causal du farcin du bœuf en Afrique. Annales de Microbiologie de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1973; 124:215-222.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mycobacterium senegalense (Chamoiseau 1973) Chamoiseau 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycolicibacterium senegalense (Chamoiseau 1973) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Mycobacterium senegalense (Chamoiseau 1973) Chamoiseau 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2".

Parent taxon: Mycobacterium farcinogenes Chamoiseau 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chamoiseau G. M. farcinogenes agent causal du farcin du bœuf en Afrique. Annales de Microbiologie de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1973; 124:215-222.

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Record number: 4689