Name: "Necromonas achromogenes" Smith 1963

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.chro.mo.ge.nes. Gr. suff. -genes, forming; N.L. fem. part. adj. achromogenes, not producing color

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 33659; CIP 104001; DSM 21281; HAMBI 1990; JCM 7875; LMG 14900; NCIMB 1110; NCMB 1110

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16S rRNA gene: X60407 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Smith IW. THE CLASSIFICATION OF 'BACTERIUM SALMONICIDA'. J Gen Microbiol 1963; 33:263-274.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes (Smith 1963) Schubert 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes (Smith 1963) Schubert 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Necromonas" Smith 1963. Publication: Smith IW. THE CLASSIFICATION OF 'BACTERIUM SALMONICIDA'. J Gen Microbiol 1963; 33:263-274.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 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.

Parent taxon: "Necromonas" Smith 1963

Assigned by: Smith IW. THE CLASSIFICATION OF 'BACTERIUM SALMONICIDA'. J Gen Microbiol 1963; 33:263-274.

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Record number: 4333