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Genus Buttiauxella
Name: Buttiauxella Ferragut et al. 1982
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-KSEL-la
Type species: Buttiauxella agrestis Ferragut et al. 1982
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
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
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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: 8; ATCC: 7; CIP: 7; CCUG: 5; JCM: 2; IMI: 1; CSUR: 1; LMG: 1; GDMCC: 1; CMRVS: 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.
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🧍 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 10
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Child taxa:
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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 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
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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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Record number: 515282
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