Species "Bacillus equuli"

Name: "Bacillus equuli" van Straaten 1918

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.qu.u’li. L. gen. masc. n. equuli, of a foal, of a small young horse

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 19392; CCUG 2041; CIP 103284; DSM 19655; JCM 2432; LMG 3736; NBIMCC 555; NCTC 8529

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16S rRNA gene: M75072 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Van Straaten H. Bacteriologische Bevindingen bij eenigo gevallen van Pyosepticaemie (Lahme) der veulens. Verslag van de werkzaamheden der Rijksseruminrichting 1918; voor 1916-1917:71-76.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Actinobacillus equuli (van Straaten 1918) Haupt 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Actinobacillus equuli (van Straaten 1918) Haupt 1934 (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 = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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: Van Straaten H. Bacteriologische Bevindingen bij eenigo gevallen van Pyosepticaemie (Lahme) der veulens. Verslag van de werkzaamheden der Rijksseruminrichting 1918; voor 1916-1917:71-76.

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Record number: 3596

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Species "Bacillus equuli"