Species "Bacillus cochlearius"

Name: "Bacillus cochlearius" Douglas et al. 1919

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 17787; BCRC 14471; CCRC 14471; CCUG 31665; CIP 104319; DSM 1285; JCM 1396; NCCB 73036; NCIB 10633; NCIMB 10633; NCTC 13027

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Original publication: Douglas SR, Fleming A, Colebrook L. Studies in wound infections. Medical Research Council (Great Britain) Special Report Series 1919; 57:1-159.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Clostridium cochlearium (Douglas et al. 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium lentoputrescens Hartsell and Rettger 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Clostridium cochlearium (Douglas et al. 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Nakamura et al. (1979), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium lentoputrescens Hartsell and Rettger 1934 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Nakamura S, Okado I, Abe T, Nishida S. Taxonomy of Clostridium tetani and related species. J Gen Microbiol 1979; 113:29-35.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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: Douglas SR, Fleming A, Colebrook L. Studies in wound infections. Medical Research Council (Great Britain) Special Report Series 1919; 57:1-159.

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Record number: 4149

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Species "Bacillus cochlearius"