Etymology:
le.prae. L. fem. n.lepra, leprosy; L. gen. fem. n.leprae, of leprosy
Gender:
neuter
Type strain:
not cultivated
Effective publication:
Lehmann KB, Neumann R. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik. Teil 2: Text, 1st ed. J.F. Lehmann, München, 1896.
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
homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Notes:
😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "default: 3 human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 3; murium: 1 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 = 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 = 3. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "ht". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Vaccine available". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
🧍 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.
🧍 According to Yarza et al. (2013), an "un-sequenced orphan species where descriptions, illustrations or dead preserved material serve as the type.".Publication:
Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
Assigned by:
Lehmann KB, Neumann R. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik. Teil 2: Text, 1st ed. J.F. Lehmann, München, 1896.
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