Name: Moraxella catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Henriksen and Bøvre 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Mikrokokkus catarrhalis" Frosch and Kolle 1896
Etymology: ca.tar.rha.lis. L. masc. n. catarrhus, a flowing down, the catarrh, rheum; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc./fem. adj. catarrhalis, pertaining to a catarrh
Type strain: ATCC 25238; CCUG 353; CIP 73.21; DSM 9143; LMG 5128; NCTC 11020; Ne 11
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16S rRNA gene: AF005185 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Henriksen SD, Bovre K. The taxonomy of the genera Moraxella and Neisseria. J Gen Microbiol 1968; 51:387-392.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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"Mikrokokkus catarrhalis" Frosch and Kolle 1896 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
Branhamella catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Henriksen SD, Bovre K. The taxonomy of the genera Moraxella and Neisseria. J Gen Microbiol 1968; 51:387-392.
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Record number: 784281