Species "Bacillus smegmatis"

Name: "Bacillus smegmatis" Trevisan 1889

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: smeg.ma’tis. L. gen. neut. n. smegmatis, ointment

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 19420; CCUG 21002; CCUG 21815; CIP 104444; DSM 43756; JCM 5866; JCM 6386; NCTC 8159; NRRL B-14616; VKM Ac-1239

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Original publication: Trevisan V. I Generi e le Specie delle Batteriacee. Zanaboni and Gabuzzi, Milano, 1889.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mycobacterium smegmatis (Trevisan 1889) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium smegmatis (Trevisan 1889) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Mycobacterium smegmatis (Trevisan 1889) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (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: 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: Trevisan V. I Generi e le Specie delle Batteriacee. Zanaboni and Gabuzzi, Milano, 1889.

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Record number: 3934

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