Genus Buttiauxella

Name: Buttiauxella Ferragut et al. 1982

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: But.ti.au.xel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Buttiauxella, named after René Buttiaux, a French microbiologist for his numerous contributions to the taxonomy of Enterobacteriaceae

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Buttiauxell-), but-ti-a͡u-XEL-la

Type species: Buttiauxella agrestis Ferragut et al. 1982

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ferragut C, Izard D, Gavini F, Lefebvre B, Leclerc H. Buttiauxella, a new genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:33-44.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Battiauxella"; "Bicttiauxella"; "Buftiauxella"; "Buttiamella"; "Buttiauella"; "Buttiauxela"; "Buttiauxelle"; "Buttiauxiella"; "Buttiuuxella"; "Ruttiauxella".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 9; CIP: 8; ATCC: 7; CCUG: 5; JCM: 2; CCP: 1; CSUR: 1; NCTC: 1; LMG: 1; GDMCC: 1.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "BTXL" 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: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10
Total number of child taxa: 11

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Buttiauxella agrestis Ferragut et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella brennerae Müller et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Buttiauxella chrysanthemi" Furlan et al. 2018	not validly published	preferred name
Buttiauxella cochleicola Hügler et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella ferragutiae Müller et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella gaviniae Müller et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella izardii Müller et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella massiliensis Zgheib et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella noackiae Müller et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella selenatireducens Zhang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Buttiauxella warmboldiae Müller et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ferragut C, Izard D, Gavini F, Lefebvre B, Leclerc H. Buttiauxella, a new genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:33-44.

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