Name: Neisseria weaveri Andersen et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. weaveri, of Weaver, named in honor of Robert E. Weaver

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51223; CDC 8142

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16S rRNA gene: AJ247250 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Andersen BM, Steigerwalt AG, O'Connor SP, Hollis DG, Weyant RS, Weaver RE, Brenner DJ. Neisseria weaveri sp. nov., formerly CDC group M-5, a gram-negative bacterium associated with dog bite wounds. J Clin Microbiol 1993; 31:2456-2466.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 47. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:864-865.

Nomenclatural status: validly published, illegitimate name, later homonym

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Neisseria weaveri Holmes et al. 1993

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neisseria weaveri Holmes et al. 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published

• Notes:
  • This taxon name is a homonym of Neisseria weaveri Holmes et al. 1993.
  • Later homonym of Neisseria weaveri Holmes et al. 1993. Publication: Holmes B, Costas M, On SL, Vandamme P, Falsen E, Kersters K. Neisseria weaveri sp. nov. (formerly CDC group M-5), from dog bite wounds of humans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:687-693.
  • In Validation List n° 47, the first author's name is erroeneously cited as Anderson (in place of Andersen). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 47. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:864-865.
  • In Validation List no. 47, the first author's name is erroneously cited as Anderson (in place of Andersen). — Neisseria weaveri Andersen et al. 1993 was previously known as CDC group M-5. — Neisseria weaveri Andersen et al. 1993 is illegitimate because it is a later homonym of Neisseria weaveri Holmes et al. 1993 [Neisseria weaveri Holmes et al. 1993 has page precedence; see Rules 51b (4) and 24b (2)]. — According to Yi et al. 2012, Neisseria weaveri Andersen et al. 1993 is a later heterotypic synonym of Neisseria weaveri Holmes et al. 1993. Publication: Yi H, Cho YJ, Yoon SH, Park SC, Chun J. Comparative genomics of Neisseria weaveri clarifies the taxonomy of this species and identifies genetic determinants that may be associated with virulence. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012; 328:100-105.

Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Andersen BM, Steigerwalt AG, O'Connor SP, Hollis DG, Weyant RS, Weaver RE, Brenner DJ. Neisseria weaveri sp. nov., formerly CDC group M-5, a gram-negative bacterium associated with dog bite wounds. J Clin Microbiol 1993; 31:2456-2466.

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