Name: "Asterococcus hominis" (Freundt 1953) Villemot and Provost 1960

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human

Gender: masculine

Original publication: Villemot JM, Provost A. [Isolation of microorganisms of the peripneumonia group belonging to the Mycoplasma (Asterococcus) hominis species in Tchad]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1960; 99:114-119.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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". — 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.
  • 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.

Parent taxon: [Asterococcus]

Assigned by: Villemot JM, Provost A. [Isolation of microorganisms of the peripneumonia group belonging to the Mycoplasma (Asterococcus) hominis species in Tchad]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1960; 99:114-119.

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Record number: 7173