Species Pseudomonas mallei

Name: Pseudomonas mallei (Zopf 1885) Redfearn et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus mallei" Zopf 1885

Etymology: mal.le.i. L. masc. n. malleus, a hammer, maul, the disease of glanders; L. gen. masc. n. mallei, of glanders

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 23344; NCTC 12938

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF110188 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Redfearn MS, Palleroni NJ, Stanier RY. A comparative study of Pseudomonas pseudomallei and Bacillus mallei. J Gen Microbiol 1966; 43:293-313.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Burkholderia mallei (Zopf 1885) Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Risk group: 3

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Malleomyces mallei" (Zopf 1885) Pribram 1933	homotypic synonym, not validly published
"Bacillus mallei" Zopf 1885	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Burkholderia mallei (Zopf 1885) Yabuuchi et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Pseudomonas mallei 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 Pseudomonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: Yes - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: Yes - Containment level: Containment Level 3". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 3. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Z". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Classified under SAPO". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 3.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 44 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Redfearn MS, Palleroni NJ, Stanier RY. A comparative study of Pseudomonas pseudomallei and Bacillus mallei. J Gen Microbiol 1966; 43:293-313.

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