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Species Mycobacterium canariasense
Name: Mycobacterium canariasense Jiménez et al. 2004
Etymology: ca.na.ri.a.sen’se. N.L. neut. adj. canariasense, referring to the Latin adjective of the Spanish islands where all strains were isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ka-na-ri-a-SEN-se, neuter
Type strain: 502329; CCUG 47953; CIP 107998; DSM 44828; JCM 15298
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY255478
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Jimenez MS, Campos-Herrero MI, Garcia D, Luquin M, Herrera L, Garcia MJ. Mycobacterium canariasense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1729-1734. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycolicibacterium canariasense (Jiménez et al. 2004) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 17 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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🧍 The specific epithet canariasense is a N.L. neut. adj., not a L. gen. adj. as cited in the paper by Jiménez et al. 2004.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Jimenez MS, Campos-Herrero MI, Garcia D, Luquin M, Herrera L, Garcia MJ. Mycobacterium canariasense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1729-1734.
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Record number: 778414
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