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. 2018 Feb 13;9:67. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00067

Table 8.

Descriptions of new name combinations for species in the genus Mycolicibacter.

New name combinations Description and type strain
Mycolicibacter terrae comb. nov. (ter´rae. L. gen. n. terrae, of the earth) Basonym: Mycobacterium terrae Wayne 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) (Skerman et al., 1980)
The description of this taxon is as given by Wayne (1966). The type strain is ATCC 15755 = CCUG 27847 = CIP 104321 = DSM 43227 = JCM 12143 = LMG 10394.
Mycolicibacter algericus comb. nov. (al.ge´ri.cus. N.L. masc. adj. algericus, of or pertaining to Algeria, the country where the strain was first isolated) Basonym: Mycobacterium algericum Sahraoui et al., 2011
The description of this taxon is as given by Sahraoui et al. (2011). The type strain is TBE 500028/10 = Bejaia = CIP 110121 = DSM 45454.
Mycolicibacter arupensis comb. nov. (a.rup.en´sis. N.L. masc. adj. arupensis, pertaining to the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, where the type strain was characterized) Basonym: Mycobacterium arupense Cloud et al., 2006
The description of this taxon is as given by Cloud et al. (2006). The type strain is AR30097 = ATCC BAA-1242 = DSM 44942.
Mycolicibacter engbaekii comb. nov. (eng.bae´ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. engbaekii, of Engbaek, to honour of the Danish mycobacteriologist H. C. Engbaek) Basonym: Mycobacterium engbaekii Tortoli et al., 2013
The description of this taxon is as given by Tortoli et al. (2013). The type strain is ATCC 27353 = DSM 45694.
Mycolicibacter heraklionensis comb. nov. (he.ra.kli.on.en´sis N.L. masc. adj. heraklionensis from Heraklion the city in Crete island where many such strains were isolated) Basonym: Mycobacterium heraklionense Tortoli et al., 2013
The description of this taxon is as given by Tortoli et al. (2013). The type strain is GN-1 = CECT 7509 = LMG 24735 = NCTC 13432.
Mycolicibacter hiberniae comb. nov. (hi.ber´ni.ae. L. gen. n. hiberniae, of Hibernia, the Latin name for Ireland, the source of the strains) Basonym: Mycobacterium hiberniae Kazda et al., 1993.
The description of this taxon is as given by Kazda et al. (1993). The type strain is Hi 11 = ATCC 49874 = CIP 104537 = DSM 44241 = JCM 13571.
Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis comb. nov. (ku.ma.mo.to.nen´sis. N.L. masc. adj. kumamotonensis, of or pertaining to Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, where the type strain was isolated) Basonym: Mycobacterium kumamotonense Masaki et al., 2007
The description of this taxon is as given by Masaki et al. (2006, 2007). The type strain is CST 7247 = CCUG 51961 = JCM 13453.
Mycolicibacter longobardus comb. nov. (lon.go.bar´dus. N.L. masc. adj. longobardus, of or pertaining to Lombardy, the region where the strains were isolated) Basonym: Mycobacterium longobardum Tortoli et al., 2013
The description of this taxon is as given by Tortoli et al. (2013). The type strain is FI-07034 = CCUG 58460 = DSM 45394.
Mycolicibacter minnesotensis comb. nov. (min.ne.so.ten´sis. N.L. masc. adj. minnesotensis, of or belonging to Minnesota) Basonym: Mycobacterium minnesotense Hannigan et al., 2013
The description of this taxon is as given by Hannigan et al. (2013). The type strain is DL49 = DSM 45633 = JCM 17932 = NCCB 100399.
Mycolicibacter nonchromogenicus comb. nov. (non.chro.mo.ge´ni.cus. L. adv. non, not; Gr. n. chroma, color; Gr. v. gennaio, to produce; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. nonchromogenicus, intended to mean not producing color) Basonym: Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum Tsukamura 1965 (Approved Lists 1980) (Skerman et al., 1980)
The description of this taxon is as given by Tsukamura (1965a). The type strain is ATCC 19530 = CCUG 28009 = CIP 106811 = DSM 44164 = JCM 6364 = NCTC 10424.
Mycolicibacter paraterrae comb. nov. (pa.ra.ter´rae. Gr. prep. para beside; terrae of the earth; N.L. gen. n. paraterrae specific epithet of a Mycobacterium species; N.L. gen. n. paraterrae a species similar to members of the Mycobacterium terrae complex) Basonym: Mycobacterium paraterrae Lee et al., 2016
The description of this taxon is as given by Lee et al. (2010, 2016). The type strain is 05-2522 = DSM 45127 = KCTC 19556.
Mycolicibacter senuensis comb. nov. (se.nu.en´sis. N.L. masc. adj. senuensis, arbitrary name formed from the initial letters of Seoul National University, the organization that carried out the taxonomic investigation of the type strain) Basonym: Mycobacterium senuense Mun et al., 2008
The description of this taxon is as given by Mun et al. (2008). The type strain is 05-832 = DSM 44999 = JCM 16017 = KCTC 19147.
Mycolicibacter virginiensis comb. nov. (vir.gi.ni.en´sis. N.L. masc. adj. virginiensis referring to the geographic location of the first recognized case) Basonym: Mycobacterium virginiense Vasireddy et al., 2017
The description of this taxon is as given by Vasireddy et al. (2016, 2017). The type strain is MO-233 = DSM 100883 = CIP 110918.