Species "Bacillus capillosus"

Name: "Bacillus capillosus" Tissier 1908

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.pil.lo’sus. L. masc. adj. capillosus, full of hair, very hairy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-pil-LO-sus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 29799; CCUG 15402; CCUG 15402 A; DSM 23940; VPI R2-29-1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY136666 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Tissier H. Recherches sur la flore intestinale normale des enfants âgés d'un an à cinq ans. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1908; 22:189-208.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus (Tissier 1908) Carlier et al. 2010

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus (Tissier 1908) Carlier et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacteroides capillosus (Tissier 1908) Kelly 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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 = 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tissier H. Recherches sur la flore intestinale normale des enfants âgés d'un an à cinq ans. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1908; 22:189-208.

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Record number: 4078

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Species "Bacillus capillosus"