Name: Sodalis glossinidius Dale and Maudlin 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: glos.sin.i’di.us. N.L. masc. adj. glossinidius, of the genus Glossina [probably better: glossinicus]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 16929; M1; MIT; NCIMB 13495

See detailed strain information at

Valid publication: Dale C, Maudlin I. Sodalis gen. nov. and Sodalis glossinidius sp. nov., a microaerophilic secondary endosymbiont of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:267-275.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sodalis Dale and Maudlin 1999. Publication: Dale C, Maudlin I. Sodalis gen. nov. and Sodalis glossinidius sp. nov., a microaerophilic secondary endosymbiont of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:267-275.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 111 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sodalis Dale and Maudlin 1999

Assigned by: Dale C, Maudlin I. Sodalis gen. nov. and Sodalis glossinidius sp. nov., a microaerophilic secondary endosymbiont of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:267-275.

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Record number: 780956