Family Enterobacteraceae
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Enterobacteraceae (ex Lapage 1979) Lapage 1982, fam. nov., nom. rev.
Type genus: ¤ Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonym: "Enterobacteraceae" Lapage 1979.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Enterobacter, one genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae; suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Enterobacteriaceae, the Enterobacter family.
Valid publication: LAPAGE (S.P.): Proposal of Enterobacteraceae fam. nov., nom. rev. as a substitute for the family name Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 237-238.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The family name Enterobacteraceae is illegitimate because the Judicial Commission has concluded that the family name ¤ Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 is valid.
References:
1 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY: Present standing of the family name Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 104.
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2 WAYNE (L.G.): Actions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology on requests for opinions published between July 1979 and April 1981. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 464-465.
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3 BRENNER (D.J.): Opposition to the proposal to replace the family name Enterobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 892-895.
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4 ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE: Minutes of the meeting, 6 September 1978, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 242.
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5 WAYNE (L.G.): Actions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology on requests for opinions published in 1982. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 272-273.
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