Species "Bacillus pseudomallei"

Name: "Bacillus pseudomallei" Whitmore 1913

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pseu.do.mal’le.i. L. gen. masc. n. mallei, maul; N.L. gen. masc. n. pseudomallei, of false glanders, the false (Pseudomonas) mallei

Pronunciation, gender: pse͡u-do-MAL-le-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 23343; NCTC 12939; WRAIR 286

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16S rRNA gene: KU749983 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Whitmore A. An Account of a Glanders-like Disease occurring in Rangoon. J Hyg (Lond) 1913; 13:1-34.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Risk group: 3

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Malleomyces pseudomallei" (Whitmore 1913) Breed 1948	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Pseudomonas pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Haynes 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993	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 = 3, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: Yes - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 3". — 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: Whitmore A. An Account of a Glanders-like Disease occurring in Rangoon. J Hyg (Lond) 1913; 13:1-34.

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Record number: 4283

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Species "Bacillus pseudomallei"