Species "Bacillus parapertussis"

Name: "Bacillus parapertussis" Eldering and Kendrick 1938

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.per.tus’sis. N.L. gen. fem. n. pertussis, of a severe cough, of whooping cough; N.L. gen. fem. n. parapertussis, resembling Bordetella pertussis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-ra-per-TUS-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 15311; CCUG 413; CIP 64.11; DSM 13415; LMG 14449; NCTC 5952

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16S rRNA gene: U04949 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Eldering G, Kendrick P. BACILLUS PARA-PERTUSSIS: A SPECIES RESEMBLING BOTH BACILLUS PERTUSSIS AND BACILLUS BRONCHISEPTICUS BUT IDENTICAL WITH NEITHER. J Bacteriol 1938; 35:561-572.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bordetella parapertussis (Eldering and Kendrick 1938) Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bordetella parapertussis (Eldering and Kendrick 1938) Moreno-López 1952 (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 = 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: 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: Eldering G, Kendrick P. BACILLUS PARA-PERTUSSIS: A SPECIES RESEMBLING BOTH BACILLUS PERTUSSIS AND BACILLUS BRONCHISEPTICUS BUT IDENTICAL WITH NEITHER. J Bacteriol 1938; 35:561-572.

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Record number: 4277

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Species "Bacillus parapertussis"