Name: "Malleomyces pseudomallei" (Whitmore 1913) Breed 1948

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus pseudomallei" Whitmore 1913

Etymology: pseu.do.mal’le.i. L. gen. masc. n. mallei, maul; N.L. gen. masc. n. pseudomallei, of false glanders, the false (Pseudomonas) mallei

Pronunciation, gender: pse͡u-do-MAL-le-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 23343; NCTC 12939; WRAIR 286

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16S rRNA gene: KU749983 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology Sixth Edition. The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 1948.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Risk group: 3

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacillus pseudomallei" Whitmore 1913	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Pseudomonas pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Haynes 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Breed) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Breed et al.).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: Yes - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 3". — 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: [Malleomyces]

Assigned by: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology Sixth Edition. The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 1948.

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Record number: 3087