Species "Bacillus sporogenes"

Name: "Bacillus sporogenes" Metchnikoff 1908

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spo.ro’ge.nes. Gr. masc. n. sporos, seed; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. masc. part. adj. sporogenes, spore-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … spo-RO-ge-nes, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 3584; BCRC 11259; CCRC 11259; CCUG 15941; CIP 106155; DSM 795; JCM 1416; LMG 8421; NCIB 10696; NCIMB 10696; NCTC 13020

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16S rRNA gene: KY322712 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Metchnikoff E. Études sur la flore intestinale. Annales de l'Institut pasteur (Paris) 1908; 22:929-955.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Clostridium sporogenes (Metchnikoff 1908) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium sporogenes (Metchnikoff 1908) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "var. A: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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: Metchnikoff E. Études sur la flore intestinale. Annales de l'Institut pasteur (Paris) 1908; 22:929-955.

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Record number: 4172

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Species "Bacillus sporogenes"