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Species Salmonella enteritidis
Name: Salmonella enteritidis (Gaertner 1888) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bacillus enteritidis" Gaertner 1888
Etymology: Gr. neut. n. enteron, gut; N.L. n. enteris -idis, an inflammation of the gut, enteritis; N.L. gen. fem. n. enteritidis, of an enteritis
Type strain: ATCC 13076; NCTC 12694
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16S rRNA gene:
EU014687
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FASTA
Effective publication: Castellani A, Chalmers AJ. Manual of Tropical Medicine, 3rd ed. Williams Wood and Co., New York, 1919.
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
Correct name: Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Salmonella typhi (Schroeter 1886) Warren and Scott 1930 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Salmonella choleraesuis corrig. (Smith 1894) Weldin 1927 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Bacillus enteritidis" Gaertner 1888 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Salmonella typhimurium (Loeffler 1892) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Bacillus choleraesuis" Smith 1894 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists "Bacillus typhi" Schroeter 1886 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Salmonella paratyphi (ex Kayser 1902) Ezaki et al. 2000 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name "Bacillus typhimurium" Loeffler 1892 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Tindall et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987.
Publication:
Tindall BJ, Grimont PA, Garrity GM, Euzeby JP. Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Salmonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:521-524.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.
- ❗ Salmonella enteritidis 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 Salmonella.
- 😷 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: 2 - 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 France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 5544 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The Request for an Opinion by Ezaki et al. about the conservation of Salmonella enteritidis (Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 945-947) was not granted by the Judicial Commission. See the file "Requests for Opinions and Judicial Opinions".
Publication:
Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 80. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:519-520.
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⏲ According to Tindall et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987.
Publication:
Tindall BJ, Grimont PA, Garrity GM, Euzeby JP. Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Salmonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:521-524.
Parent taxon: Salmonella Lignieres 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Castellani A, Chalmers AJ. Manual of Tropical Medicine, 3rd ed. Williams Wood and Co., New York, 1919.
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