Name: "Actinobacterium israeli" (Kruse 1896) Sampietro 1908

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Streptothrix israeli" Kruse 1896

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 12102; CCUG 18307; CIP 103259; DSM 43320; JCM 12964; NCTC 12972

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16S rRNA gene: AB849123 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Sampietro G. Sopra due casi actinomicosi nell'uomo. Ann. Igiene (sper) 1908; 18:391-416.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Actinomyces israelii (Kruse 1896) Lachner-Sandoval 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Streptothrix israeli" Kruse 1896	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Actinomyces israelii (Kruse 1896) Lachner-Sandoval 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Actinobacterium" Sampietro 1908. Publication: Sampietro G. Sopra due casi actinomicosi nell'uomo. Ann. Igiene (sper) 1908; 18:391-416.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2".

Parent taxon: "Actinobacterium" Sampietro 1908

Assigned by: Sampietro G. Sopra due casi actinomicosi nell'uomo. Ann. Igiene (sper) 1908; 18:391-416.

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Record number: 2905