Name: Moraxella phenylpyruvica Bøvre and Henriksen 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phe.nyl.py.ru’vi.ca. N.L. neut. n. acidum phenylpyruvicum, phenylpyruvic acid; N.L. fem. adj. phenylpyruvica, pertaining to phenylpyruvic acid, the product of deamination of phenylalanine by this organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^he-nyl-py-RU-wi-ka, feminine

Type strain: 2863; ACAM 535; ACM 886; ATCC 23333; CCUG 351; CIP 82.27; DSM 7000; JCM 20444; LMG 5372; NBRC 102152; NCTC 10526

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16S rRNA gene: AB681720 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bøvre K, Henriksen SD. A revised description of Moraxella polymorpha Flamm 1957 with a proposal of a new name, Moraxella phenylpyrouvica, for this species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1967; 17:343-360.

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, conserved name

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus (Bøvre and Henriksen 1967) Bowman et al. 1996

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus (Bøvre and Henriksen 1967) Bowman et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Moraxella phenylpyruvica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Moraxella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 20 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 Conserved epithet (Judicial Opinion 42). Only conservation of an epithet, and over all earlier homotypic synonyms. Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 42. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1971; 21:107.

Parent taxon: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bøvre K, Henriksen SD. A revised description of Moraxella polymorpha Flamm 1957 with a proposal of a new name, Moraxella phenylpyrouvica, for this species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1967; 17:343-360.

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