Name: "Eberthella alcalifaciens" de Salles Gomes 1944

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ca.li.fa’ci.ens. L. pres. part. faciens, making; N.L. fem. part. adj. alcalifaciens, alkali-producing

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-li-FA-ki-ens, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 9886; CCUG 6325; CIP 82.90; DSM 30120; JCM 1673; NCTC 10286

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16S rRNA gene: AJ301684 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: De Salles Gomes L. Sobre uma nova especie do genero Eberthella Buchanan de fezes pathologicas de crianca, Eberthella acalifaciens (n. sp.). Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz 1944; 14:182-195.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Providencia alcalifaciens (de Salles Gomes 1944) Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacillus inconstans" Ornstein 1920	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Proteus inconstans (Ornstein 1920) Shaw and Clarke 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Providencia alcalifaciens (de Salles Gomes 1944) Ewing 1962 (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: "Eberthella" Buchanan 1918

Assigned by: De Salles Gomes L. Sobre uma nova especie do genero Eberthella Buchanan de fezes pathologicas de crianca, Eberthella acalifaciens (n. sp.). Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz 1944; 14:182-195.

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Record number: 4373