Name: Proteus terrae Behrendt et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the soil

Pronunciation (Latin): … TER-ra͡e

Type strain: DSM 29910; LMG 28659; N5/687

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN749807 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Behrendt U, Augustin J, Sproer C, Gelbrecht J, Schumann P, Ulrich A. Taxonomic characterisation of Proteus terrae sp. nov., a N2O-producing, nitrate-ammonifying soil bacterium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:1457-1468. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1603-1606.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Proteus terrae subsp. cibarius (Hyun et al. 2016) Behrendt et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Proteus terrae subsp. terrae (Behrendt et al. 2016) Behrendt et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Behrendt U, Augustin J, Sproer C, Gelbrecht J, Schumann P, Ulrich A. Taxonomic characterisation of Proteus terrae sp. nov., a N2O-producing, nitrate-ammonifying soil bacterium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:1457-1468. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 793907