Name: Mycobacterium leprae (Hansen 1880) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bacillus leprae" Hansen 1880
Etymology: le.prae. L. fem. n. lepra, leprosy; L. gen. fem. n. leprae, of leprosy
Type strain: has not been 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
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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"Bacillus leprae" Hansen 1880 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
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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Record number: 784308