Name: "Diplococcus siccus" von Lingelsheim 1908

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: masculine

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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".

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