Name: Dermatophilus chelonae Masters et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: che.lo’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. chelonae, of a turtle or tortoise, the source of the first isolates

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51576; CCUG 47447; DSM 44178; JCM 9706; NBRC 105200; W16

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16S rRNA gene: AJ243919 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Masters AM, Ellis TM, Carson JM, Sutherland SS, Gregory AR. Dermatophilus chelonae sp. nov., isolated from chelonids in Australia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:50-56.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Austwickia chelonae (Masters et al. 1995) Hamada et al. 2011

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Austwickia chelonae (Masters et al. 1995) Hamada et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Dermatophilus chelonae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Dermatophilus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Dermatophilus (Van Saceghem 1915) Gordon 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Masters AM, Ellis TM, Carson JM, Sutherland SS, Gregory AR. Dermatophilus chelonae sp. nov., isolated from chelonids in Australia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:50-56.

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