Name: Proteus columbae Dai et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.lum’bae. L. gen. fem. n. columbae, of a pigeon

Pronunciation (Latin): … ko-LUM-ba͡e

Type strain: 08MAS2615; CGMCC 1.15982; DSM 104686

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16S rRNA gene: MF143629 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dai H, Wang Y, Fang Y, Xiao T, Huang Z, Kan B, Wang D. Proteus columbae sp. nov., isolated from a pigeon in Ma'anshan, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:552-557. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1409-1410.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dai H, Wang Y, Fang Y, Xiao T, Huang Z, Kan B, Wang D. Proteus columbae sp. nov., isolated from a pigeon in Ma'anshan, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:552-557. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 797522