Name DOI
10.1601/nm.6392
Name
 Cousins et al. 2003
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Cousins et al. 2003
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= =)
Proper Form
Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003
Nomenclatural History
The species Mycobacterium pinnipedii was originally described and validly published by Cousins et al. 2003. Riojas et al. established this name as a later heterotypic synonym of (Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Riojas et al. 2018 in 2018.
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.6392.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on July 18, 2018.

References

  1. Cousins DV, Bastida R, Cataldi A, Quse V, Redrobe S, Dow S, Duignan P, Murray A, Dupont C, Ahmed N, Collins DM, Butler WR, Dawson D, Rodríguez D, Loureiro J, Romano MI, Alito A, Zumarraga M, Bernardelli A. Tuberculosis in seals caused by a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Mycobacterium pinnipedii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1305-1314. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02401-0 [PubMed].
  2. Riojas MA, McGough KJ, Rider-Riojas CJ, Rastogi N, Hazbón MH. Phylogenomic analysis of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex demonstrates that Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium microti and Mycobacterium pinnipedii are later heterotypic synonyms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:324-332. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002507 [PubMed].