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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Achromobacter georgiopolitanum"

Name: "Achromobacter georgiopolitanum" Colwell et al. 1968

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. georgiopolitanum, from Georgetown

Gender: masculine

Original publication: Colwell RR, Smith EJ, Chapman GB. Properties of a D-quinovosamine-producing Achromobacter. Can J Microbiol 1968; 14:165-171.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: "Achromobacter" Bergey et al. 1923

Assigned by: Colwell RR, Smith EJ, Chapman GB. Properties of a D-quinovosamine-producing Achromobacter. Can J Microbiol 1968; 14:165-171.

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Record number: 20186

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