Species "Flavobacterium proteum"

Name: "Flavobacterium proteum" Shimwell and Grimes 1936

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 12841; CCUG 2078; CIP 82.93; DSM 2777; LMG 3054; NCIB 8771; NCIMB 8771; VKM B-964

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16S rRNA gene: AJ233422 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Shimwell JL, Grimes M. The distinguishing characters of Flavobacterium proteum (sp. nov.), the common rod bacterium of brewers’ yeast. J. Inst. Brew. 1936; 42:348-350.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Obesumbacterium proteus (Shimwell and Grimes 1936) Shimwell 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Hafnia proteus" corrig. (Shimwell and Grimes 1936) Priest et al. 1973	homotypic synonym, not validly published
"Hafnia protea" (Shimwell and Grimes 1936) Priest et al. 1973	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Obesumbacterium proteus (Shimwell and Grimes 1936) Shimwell 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shimwell JL, Grimes M. The distinguishing characters of Flavobacterium proteum (sp. nov.), the common rod bacterium of brewers’ yeast. J. Inst. Brew. 1936; 42:348-350.

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Record number: 4366

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Species "Flavobacterium proteum"