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Genus "Rettgerella"
Name: "Rettgerella" Kauffmann 1953
Type species: "Rettgerella rettgeri" (Hadley et al. 1918) Kauffmann 1953
Original publication:
Kauffmann F. On the classification and nomenclature of Enterobacteriacease. Riv Ist Sieroter Ital 1953; 28:485-491. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Brenner DJ, Farmer Iii JJ, Fanning GR, Steigerwalt AG, Klykken P, Wathen HG, Hickman FW, Ewing WH. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness in species of Proteus and Providencia. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:269-282.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Rettgerelba".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; CIP: 1; NCTC: 1; CCUG: 1; ATCC: 1; DSM: 1; LMG: 1.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Brenner DJ, Farmer Iii JJ, Fanning GR, Steigerwalt AG, Klykken P, Wathen HG, Hickman FW, Ewing WH. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness in species of Proteus and Providencia. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:269-282.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Rettgerella rettgeri" (Hadley et al. 1918) Kauffmann 1953 not validly published synonym
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Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kauffmann F. On the classification and nomenclature of Enterobacteriacease. Riv Ist Sieroter Ital 1953; 28:485-491.
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Record number: 56835
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