Species "Bacillus necrogenes"

Name: "Bacillus necrogenes" Weinberg et al. 1937

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ne.cro’ge.nes. Gr. masc. n. nekros, the dead; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. necrogenes, dead producing, here necrosis producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ne-KRO-ge-nes, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 25556; CCUG 4949; NCTC 10723

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16S rRNA gene: X55408 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Weinberg M, Nativelle R, Prévot AR. Les Microbes Anaérobies. Masson et Cie, Paris, 1937.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Fusobacterium necrogenes (Weinberg et al. 1937) Moore and Holdeman 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Fusobacterium necrogenes (Weinberg et al. 1937) Moore and Holdeman 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: Weinberg M, Nativelle R, Prévot AR. Les Microbes Anaérobies. Masson et Cie, Paris, 1937.

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Record number: 4212

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Species "Bacillus necrogenes"