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Species Caulobacter fusiformis
Name: Caulobacter fusiformis Poindexter 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fu.si.for’mis. L. masc. n. fusus, spindle; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc. adj. fusiformis, spindle-shaped
Pronunciation, gender: fu-si-FOR-mis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 15257; DSM 4728; VKM B-1502
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ227759
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Poindexter JS. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE CAULOBACTER GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1964; 28:231-295. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Caulobacter Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Poindexter JS. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE CAULOBACTER GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1964; 28:231-295.
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Record number: 774524
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