Name: Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ca’p.rae. L. gen. fem. n. caprae, referring to capra; L. fem. n. capra, for goat, the host animal from which the bacteria are isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-824; CIP 105776; gM-1; spc-1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ131120 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Aranaz A, Liebana E, Gomez-Mampaso E, Galan JC, Cousins D, Ortega A, Blazquez J, Baquero F, Mateos A, Suarez G, et al. Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae subsp. nov.: a taxonomic study of a new member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from goats in Spain. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1263-1273.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 3

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Niemann et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Mycobacterium africanum Castets et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Mycobacterium bovis Karlson and Lessel 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Mycobacterium caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Aranaz et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Bacterium tuberculosis" Zopf 1883	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Mycobacterium microti Reed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Mycobacterium tuberculosis within a separate genus Mycobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "human and animal pathogen - human risk group: 3 - animal risk group: 3 - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 3. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Z". — 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.
  • 🧍 The subspecies designation Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae Aranaz et al. 1999 is replaced by Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae (Aranaz et al. 1999) Niemann et al. 2002, since the isolates of this subspecies share their main growth, biochemical and genetic characteristics with Mycobacterium bovis Karlson and Lessel 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) and not with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Aranaz A, Liebana E, Gomez-Mampaso E, Galan JC, Cousins D, Ortega A, Blazquez J, Baquero F, Mateos A, Suarez G, et al. Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. caprae subsp. nov.: a taxonomic study of a new member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from goats in Spain. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1263-1273.

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