Name: Globicatella sanguis Collins et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SAN-gu͡is, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51173; CCUG 32999; CIP 107044; DSM 7447; IFO 15551; LMG 18987; NBRC 15551; NCFB 2835; NCIMB 702835; Strain 1152-78

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16S rRNA gene: AB680901 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Collins MD, Aguirre M, Facklam RR, Shallcross J, Williams AM. Globicatella sanguis gen.nov., sp.nov., a new gram-positive catalase-negative bacterium from human sources. J Appl Bacteriol 1992; 73:433-437. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Globicatella sanguinis corrig. Collins et al. 1995

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Globicatella sanguinis corrig. Collins et al. 1995	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Globicatella Collins et al. 1995

Assigned by: Collins MD, Aguirre M, Facklam RR, Shallcross J, Williams AM. Globicatella sanguis gen.nov., sp.nov., a new gram-positive catalase-negative bacterium from human sources. J Appl Bacteriol 1992; 73:433-437. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 783911