Name: "Hafnia proteus" corrig. (Shimwell and Grimes 1936) Priest et al. 1973

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Flavobacterium proteum" Shimwell and Grimes 1936

Etymology: Gr. masc. n. prôteus, pleomorphic one (nominative in apposition)

Gender: feminine

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ233422 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Priest FG, Somerville HJ, Cole JA, Hough JS. The taxonomic position of Obesumbacterium proteus, a common brewery contaminant. J Gen Microbiol 1973; 75:295-307.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Hafnia protea" (Shimwell and Grimes 1936) Priest et al. 1973	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    "Flavobacterium proteum" Shimwell and Grimes 1936	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Obesumbacterium proteus (Shimwell and Grimes 1936) Shimwell 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: Hafnia Møller 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Priest FG, Somerville HJ, Cole JA, Hough JS. The taxonomic position of Obesumbacterium proteus, a common brewery contaminant. J Gen Microbiol 1973; 75:295-307.

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Record number: 62382