Name: "Dermatophilus congolensis" Van Saceghem 1915

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.go.len’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. congolensis, referring to Congo [probably better: congonensis]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14637; CCUG 47448; DSM 44180; JCM 8106; NCTC 13039; NRRL B-2350

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ243918 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Van Saceghem R. Dermatose contagieuse (Impétigo contagieux). Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique 1915; 8:354-359.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Dermatophilus congolensis (Van Saceghem 1915) Gordon 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dermatophilus congolensis (Van Saceghem 1915) Gordon 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Dermatophilus" Van Saceghem 1915. Publication: Van Saceghem R. Dermatose contagieuse (Impétigo contagieux). Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique 1915; 8:354-359.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - human risk group: 2 - animal risk group: 3 - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2.

Parent taxon: "Dermatophilus" Van Saceghem 1915

Assigned by: Van Saceghem R. Dermatose contagieuse (Impétigo contagieux). Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique 1915; 8:354-359.

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Record number: 3960