Name: "Actinobacterium" Sampietro 1908

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ac.ti.no.bac.te’ri.um. N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Actinobacterium

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Actinobacteri-), ak-ti-no-bak-TE-ri-um

Type species: "Actinobacterium israelii" corrig. (Kruse 1896) Sampietro 1908

Original publication: Sampietro G. Sopra due casi actinomicosi nell'uomo. Ann. Igiene (sper) 1908; 18:391-416.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Odontomyces" Howell et al. 1965	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lachner-Sandoval V. Über Strahlenpilze. Inaugural Dissertation Strassburg. Universitäts Buchdruckerei Von Carl Georgi, Bonn, 1898.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Aclinobacterium"; "Actinabacterium"; "Actinobaclerium"; "Actinobacmrium"; "Actinobactcrium"; "Actinobacwrium"; "Actinobanterium"; "Actinobncterium"; "Actinoboctcrium"; "Acttnobucterium"; "Aitinobacterium".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; DSM: 2; CCUG: 2; CIP: 2; NCTC: 2; ATCC: 2.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ATBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Actinobacterium cellulitis" Linhard 1949	not validly published	preferred name
    "Actinobacterium israeli" (Kruse 1896) Sampietro 1908	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Actinobacterium israelii" corrig. (Kruse 1896) Sampietro 1908	not validly published	synonym
    "Actinobacterium meyerii" Holmberg and Nord 1975	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Prevot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-230.

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