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Genus Buchananella
Name: Buchananella Nouioui et al. 2018
Etymology: Bu.cha.na.nel’la. L. fem. dim. n. suff. -ella, diminutive ending; N.L. fem. dim. n. Buchananella, named after Robert E. Buchanan, an American microbiologist who made significant contributions to prokaryotic systematics
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Buchananell-), bu-kha-na-NEL-la
Type species: Buchananella hordeovulneris (Buchanan et al. 1984) Nouioui et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Buchanan AM, Scott JL, Gerencser MA, Beaman BL, Jang S, Biberstein EL. Actinomyces hordeovulneris sp. nov., an agent of canine actinomycosis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:439-443.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: UCD: 2; DSM: 2; ATCC: 1; CCOS: 1; CCUG: 1; CIP: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Buchanan AM, Scott JL, Gerencser MA, Beaman BL, Jang S, Biberstein EL. Actinomyces hordeovulneris sp. nov., an agent of canine actinomycosis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:439-443.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Buchananella felis Feyer et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name Buchananella hordeovulneris (Buchanan et al. 1984) Nouioui et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Record number: 520429
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