Name: "Diplococcus siccus" von Lingelsheim 1908

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation, gender: SIK-kus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 29256; CCUG 23929; CCUG 24959; CIP 103345; DSM 17713; LMG 5290; NRL 30,016

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16S rRNA gene: AJ247248 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Von Lingelsheim W. Beiträge zur Atiologie der epidemischen Genickstarre nach Ergebnissen der letzten Jahre. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung I 1908; 59:457-476.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Neisseria sicca (von Lingelsheim 1908) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neisseria sicca (von Lingelsheim 1908) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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: [Diplococcus]

Assigned by: Von Lingelsheim W. Beiträge zur Atiologie der epidemischen Genickstarre nach Ergebnissen der letzten Jahre. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung I 1908; 59:457-476.

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Record number: 4310