Name: Providencia friedericiana Müller 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. friedericiana, derived from the German names Friederike and Friederich [most of the technical work of this study was done by Friederike Heimbach]

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 1/33; DSM 2620; NCTC 11667

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16S rRNA gene: UAUA01000013 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Müller HE. Providencia friedericiana, a new species isolated from penguins. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:709-715.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Providencia rustigianii Hickman-Brenner et al. 1983

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Providencia rustigianii Hickman-Brenner et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Hickman-Brenner et al. (1986), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Providencia rustigianii Hickman-Brenner et al. 1983. Publication: Hickman-Brenner FW, Fanning GR, Mueller HE, Brenner DJ. Priority of Providencia rustigianii Hickman-Brenner, Farmer, Steigerwalt, and Brenner 1983 over Providencia friedericiana Müller 1983. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:565.
  • ❗ Providencia friedericiana is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Providencia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Müller HE. Providencia friedericiana, a new species isolated from penguins. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:709-715.

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Record number: 779887