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Species "Moraxella calcoacetica"
Name: "Moraxella calcoacetica" Canovas and Stanier 1967
Etymology: cal.co.a.ce’ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. acetica, pertaining to vinegar; N.L. fem. adj. calcoacetica, pertaining to calcium acetate, which was used by Beijerinck in the enrichment medium from which he isolated the organism
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kal-ko-a-KE-ti-ka, feminine
Original publication:
Canovas JL, Stanier RY. Regulation of the enzymes of the beta-ketoadipate pathway in Moraxella calcoacetica. 1. General aspects. Eur J Biochem 1967; 1:289-300. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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.
- 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.
Parent taxon: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Canovas JL, Stanier RY. Regulation of the enzymes of the beta-ketoadipate pathway in Moraxella calcoacetica. 1. General aspects. Eur J Biochem 1967; 1:289-300.
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Record number: 3146
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