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Species Hespellia stercorisuis
Name: Hespellia stercorisuis Whitehead et al. 2004
Etymology: ster.co.ri.su’is. L. neut. n. stercus (gen. stercoris), faeces, manure; L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of a pig; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. stercorisuis, from faeces/manure of a pig
Pronunciation, gender: ster-ko-ri-SU-is, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-677; CCUG 46279; DSM 15480; NRRL B-23456; PC18; PPC18
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF445264
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Collins MD, Lawson PA. Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:241-245. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Hespellia Whitehead et al. 2004.
Publication:
Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Collins MD, Lawson PA. Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:241-245. 🇺🇸
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Hespellia Whitehead et al. 2004.
Publication:
Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Collins MD, Lawson PA. Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:241-245.
Parent taxon: Hespellia Whitehead et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Collins MD, Lawson PA. Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:241-245. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 776902
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