
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.12211
Name	Mycobacterium chelonei chelonei (sic) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(sic) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Mycobacterium chelonae chelonae
Taxonomic Rank	subspecies
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.6332
Type Strain representative organism	DSM 43804^T (=JCM 6388 =CM 6388 =CIP 104535 =NCTC 946 =CCUG 47445 =ATCC 35752)


Proper Form	Mycobacterium chelonei chelonei (sic) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The subspecies Mycobacterium chelonei chelonei was originally described by Bergey et al. 1923. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. This name was affected by Judicial Opinion 86 in 2008. Hill et al. corrected this name from Mycobacterium chelonei chelonei (sic) to Mycobacterium chelonae chelonae . In 1992, Kusunoki and Ezaki reduced Mycobacterium chelonae corrig. Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Nouioui et al. 2018 to the rank of subspecies.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Mycobacterium chelonei chelonei (sic) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.12211.
Source File	10.1601/nm.12211.xml


This information was last reviewed on April 5, 2018.

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