Species "Bacillus typhimurium"

Name: "Bacillus typhimurium" Loeffler 1892

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ty.phi.mu’ri.um. Gr. masc. n. tŷphos, a fever accompanied by stuport; L. gen. masc. pl. n. murium, of mice; N.L. gen. masc. pl. n. typhimurium, of typhoid of mice

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ty-p^hi-MU-ri-um, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 13311; CIP 58.58; JCM 1652; NCTC 74

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU014686 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Loeffler F. Über Epidemieen unter den im hygienischen Institut zu Greifswald gehaltenen Mäusen und über die Bekämpfung der Feldmausplage. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung I 1892; 11:129-141.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Salmonella typhimurium (Loeffler 1892) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Bacillus choleraesuis" Smith 1894	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Bacillus typhi" Schroeter 1886	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name, lectotype
"Bacillus enteritidis" Gaertner 1888	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Salmonella choleraesuis corrig. (Smith 1894) Weldin 1927 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Salmonella typhi (Schroeter 1886) Warren and Scott 1930 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Salmonella paratyphi (ex Kayser 1902) Ezaki et al. 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Salmonella enteritidis (Gaertner 1888) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Tindall et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987. Publication: Tindall BJ, Grimont PA, Garrity GM, Euzeby JP. Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Salmonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:521-524. 🇩🇪
- ⏰ According to Tindall et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus choleraesuis" Smith 1894. Publication: Tindall BJ, Grimont PA, Garrity GM, Euzeby JP. Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Salmonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:521-524. 🇩🇪
- ⏰ According to Tindall et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Salmonella choleraesuis corrig. (Smith 1894) Weldin 1927 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Tindall BJ, Grimont PA, Garrity GM, Euzeby JP. Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Salmonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:521-524. 🇩🇪
- ⏰ According to Tindall et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Salmonella paratyphi (ex Kayser 1902) Ezaki et al. 2000. Publication: Tindall BJ, Grimont PA, Garrity GM, Euzeby JP. Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Salmonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:521-524. 🇩🇪
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 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: Loeffler F. Über Epidemieen unter den im hygienischen Institut zu Greifswald gehaltenen Mäusen und über die Bekämpfung der Feldmausplage. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung I 1892; 11:129-141.

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Species "Bacillus typhimurium"