Name: Allofustis seminis Collins et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sem.in’is. L. neut. n. semen, seed; L. gen. neut. n. seminis, of semen

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 01-570-1; CCUG 45438; CIP 107425; DSM 15817

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ410303 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Higgins R, Messier S, Fortin M, Hutson RA, Lawson PA, Falsen E. Allofustis seminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from pig semen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:811-814.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allofustis Collins et al. 2003. Publication: Collins MD, Higgins R, Messier S, Fortin M, Hutson RA, Lawson PA, Falsen E. Allofustis seminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from pig semen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:811-814.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet is a L. gen. n. not a N.L. gen. n. as cited in the paper by Collins et al. 2003. 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: Allofustis Collins et al. 2003

Assigned by: Collins MD, Higgins R, Messier S, Fortin M, Hutson RA, Lawson PA, Falsen E. Allofustis seminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from pig semen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:811-814.

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