Name: "Proteus stuartii" Buttiaux et al. 1954

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: stu.ar’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. stuartii, of Stuart, named after C.A. Stuart, American bacteriologist who did much of the early work on Providencia

Pronunciation (Latin): … stu-AR-ti-i

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 29914; CCUG 14805; CIP 104687; DSM 4539; LMG 3260; NCTC 11800

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF008581 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Buttiaux R, Osteux R, Fresnoy R, Moriamez J. Les propriétés biochimiques charactéristiques du genre Proteus. Inclusion souhaitable des Providencia dans celui-ci. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1954; 87:375-386.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Providencia stuartii (Buttiaux et al. 1954) Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Providencia stuartii (Buttiaux et al. 1954) Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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". — 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: Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Buttiaux R, Osteux R, Fresnoy R, Moriamez J. Les propriétés biochimiques charactéristiques du genre Proteus. Inclusion souhaitable des Providencia dans celui-ci. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1954; 87:375-386.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/proteus-stuartiiCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 4374