Name: Bergeyella porcorum Zamora et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: por.co’rum. L. masc. n. porcus (gen. porci), a hog, pig; L. gen. masc. pl. n. porcorum, of/from pigs

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 1350-03; CCUG 67887; CECT 9006

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16S rRNA gene: MT760315 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zamora L, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF, Vela AI. Bergeyella porcorum sp. nov., isolated from pigs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:160-163.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Bergeyella Vandamme et al. 1994

Assigned by: Zamora L, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF, Vela AI. Bergeyella porcorum sp. nov., isolated from pigs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:160-163.

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Record number: 794267