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.
  • 🎓 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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