Species "Spirochaeta pallida"

Name: "Spirochaeta pallida" Schaudinn and Hoffmann 1905

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’li.da. L. fem. adj. pallida, pale

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spi-ro-K^HA͡E-ta PAL-li-da, feminine

Nomenclatural type: BEI NR-59701; DSM 117211; Nichols; no culture available originally; no type strain designated originally

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16S rRNA gene: JX120541 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Schaudinn F, Hoffmann E. Vorläufiger Bericht über das Vorkommen von Spirochaeten in syphilitischen Krankheitsprodukten und bei Papillomen. Arbeiten aus dem Kaiserlichen Gesundheitsamte (Berlin) 1905; 22:528-534.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Treponema pallidum (Schaudinn and Hoffmann 1905) Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Treponema pallidum (Schaudinn and Hoffmann 1905) Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "default: 2 human pathogen; var. cuniculi: 1 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Schaudinn F, Hoffmann E. Vorläufiger Bericht über das Vorkommen von Spirochaeten in syphilitischen Krankheitsprodukten und bei Papillomen. Arbeiten aus dem Kaiserlichen Gesundheitsamte (Berlin) 1905; 22:528-534.

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Record number: 4464

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Species "Spirochaeta pallida"