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Species Listeria seeligeri
Name: Listeria seeligeri Rocourt and Grimont 1983
Etymology: see.li’ger.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. seeligeri, of Seeliger, named in honor of Heinz P.R. Seeliger, a German bacteriologist
Type strain: ATCC 35967; CCUG 15530; CIP 100.100; DSM 20751; LMG 11386; NCAIM B.01873; NCTC 11856; SLCC 3954; Weis 1120
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X56148
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Rocourt J, Grimont PAD. Listeria welshimeri sp. nov. and Listeria seeligeri sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:866-869. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.27728 (N = 1).
- 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 102 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Rocourt J, Grimont PAD. Listeria welshimeri sp. nov. and Listeria seeligeri sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:866-869.
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Record number: 777592
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