Species "Bacillus devorans"

Name: "Bacillus devorans" Zimmermann 1890

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de’vo.rans. L. masc. part. adj. devorans, consuming, devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … DE-wo-rans, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 16; ATCC 10829; CCUG 1819; DSM 30198; LMG 4017; NRRL B-54

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16S rRNA gene: HF558376 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Zimmermann OER. Die Bakterien unserer Trink- und Nutzwässer, insbesondere des Wassers der Chemnitzer Wasserleitung. Bericht der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Chemnitz 1890; 11:54-154.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Flavobacterium devorans (Zimmermann 1890) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Flavobacterium devorans (Zimmermann 1890) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Yabuuchi et al. (1979), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingomonas paucimobilis (Holmes et al. 1977) Yabuuchi et al. 1990 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Tanimura E, Ohyama A, Yano I, Yamamoto A. Flavobacterium devorans ATCC 10829: A strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1979; 25:95-107.
- ⏲ According to Yabuuchi et al. (1979), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas paucimobilis Holmes et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Tanimura E, Ohyama A, Yano I, Yamamoto A. Flavobacterium devorans ATCC 10829: A strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1979; 25:95-107.
- 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zimmermann OER. Die Bakterien unserer Trink- und Nutzwässer, insbesondere des Wassers der Chemnitzer Wasserleitung. Bericht der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Chemnitz 1890; 11:54-154.

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Species "Bacillus devorans"