Name: Mycolicibacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Subspecies

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

Basonym: Mycobacterium fortuitum da Costa Cruz 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: for.tu’i.tum. L. neut. adj. fortuitum, casual, accidental, fortuitous

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 6841; ATCC 6841; CCUG 20994; CIP 104534; DSM 46621; IFO 13159; JCM 6387; NBRC 13159; NCTC 10394

See detailed strain information at

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Lo B, Son J. Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:67.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 181. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1411-1417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Mycobacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Tsukamura et al. 1986

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycobacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Tsukamura et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Mycolicibacterium fortuitum subsp. acetamidolyticum (Tsukamura et al. 1986) Gupta et al. 2018 according to rule 40d. Publication: Gupta RS, Lo B, Son J. Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:67.
  • ❗ Mycolicibacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum 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 Mycolicibacterium fortuitum within a separate genus Mycolicibacterium.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycobacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Tsukamura et al. 1986, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycobacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Tsukamura et al. 1986, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycobacterium fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Tsukamura et al. 1986, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.

Parent taxon: Mycolicibacterium fortuitum (da Costa Cruz 1938) Gupta et al. 2018

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Lo B, Son J. Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:67.

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Record number: 798186