Species "Bacillus moniliforme"

Name: "Bacillus moniliforme" Repaci 1910

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.ni.li.for’me. L. neut. n. monile, a necklace; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. neut. adj. moniliforme, necklace-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mo-ni-li-FOR-me, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 2055; ATCC 25546; CCUG 28088; CIPP 2055; DSM 3984; JCM 9990

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16S rRNA gene: AB540985 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Repaci G. Contribution à l'étude de la flore bactérienne anaérobie des gangrènes pulmonaires. Un streptobacille anaérobie. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie (Paris) 1910; 68:410-412.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Clostridium moniliforme (Repaci 1910) Lawson and Rainey 2016

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium moniliforme (Repaci 1910) Lawson and Rainey 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Eubacterium moniliforme (Repaci 1910) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 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: Repaci G. Contribution à l'étude de la flore bactérienne anaérobie des gangrènes pulmonaires. Un streptobacille anaérobie. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie (Paris) 1910; 68:410-412.

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Record number: 4185

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Species "Bacillus moniliforme"