Name: Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al. 1986) Yabuuchi et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alcaligenes piechaudii Kiredjian et al. 1986

Etymology: pie.chau’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. piechaudii, of Piechaud, to honor M. Piechaud, a bacteriologist at the Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43552; CCUG 724; CIP 60.75; DSM 10342; Hugh 366-5; IAM 12591; JCM 20668; LMG 1873; NBRC 102461; NCTC 11970

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681803 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yabuuchi E, Kawamura Y, Kosako Y, Ezaki T. Emendation of genus Achromobacter and Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano) and proposal of Achromobacter ruhlandii (Packer and Vishniac) comb. nov., Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al.) comb. nov., and Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Ruger and Tan) comb. nov. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:429-438.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 67. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1083-1084.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcaligenes piechaudii Kiredjian et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 16 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Yabuuchi et al. 1998 (page 436), the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC 15173 (sic). — 🧍 In the paper by Yabuuchi et al. 1998 (page 436), the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC 15173(sic). Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Achromobacter Yabuuchi and Yano 1981

Assigned by: Yabuuchi E, Kawamura Y, Kosako Y, Ezaki T. Emendation of genus Achromobacter and Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano) and proposal of Achromobacter ruhlandii (Packer and Vishniac) comb. nov., Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al.) comb. nov., and Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Ruger and Tan) comb. nov. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:429-438.

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