Name: Facklamia tabacinasalis Collins et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.ba.ci.na.sa’lis. N.L. neut. n. tabacum; L. masc./fem. adj. nasalis, pertaining to the nose; N.L. fem. adj. tabacinasalis, of snuff

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ta-ba-ki-na-SA-lis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700838; CCUG 30090; CIP 106117

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16S rRNA gene: Y17820 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Sjoden B. Facklamia tabacinasalis sp. nov., from powdered tobacco. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1247-1250. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Ruoffia tabacinasalis (Collins et al. 1999) Fotedar et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ruoffia tabacinasalis (Collins et al. 1999) Fotedar et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Facklamia tabacinasalis 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 Facklamia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Facklamia Collins et al. 1997

Assigned by: Collins MD, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Sjoden B. Facklamia tabacinasalis sp. nov., from powdered tobacco. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1247-1250. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 783830