Name: Sebaldella termitidis (Sebald 1962) Collins and Shah 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Etymology: ter.mi’ti.dis. L. masc. n. termes (gen. termitis), wood-eating worm; N.L. gen. masc. n. termitidis, pertaining to the termite

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33386; DSM 24458; NCTC 11300

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16S rRNA gene: M58678 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Shah HN. Reclassification of Bacteroides termitidis Sebald (Holdeman and Moore) in a new genus Sebaldella, as Sebaldella termitidis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:349-350.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacteroides termitidis (Sebald 1962) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sebaldella Collins and Shah 1986. Publication: Collins MD, Shah HN. Reclassification of Bacteroides termitidis Sebald (Holdeman and Moore) in a new genus Sebaldella, as Sebaldella termitidis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:349-350.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Harmon-Smith M, Celia L, Chertkov O, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Glavina Del Rio T, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Sebaldella termitidis type strain (NCTC 11300). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:220-227.

Parent taxon: Sebaldella Collins and Shah 1986

Assigned by: Collins MD, Shah HN. Reclassification of Bacteroides termitidis Sebald (Holdeman and Moore) in a new genus Sebaldella, as Sebaldella termitidis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:349-350.

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