Name: Taylorella equigenitalis (Taylor et al. 1983) Sugimoto et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Haemophilus equigenitalis Taylor et al. 1983

Etymology: e.qui.ge.ni.ta.lis. L. masc. n. equus, horse; L. adj. genitalis -is -e, of or belonging to generation or birth, genital; N.L. masc./fem. adj. equigenitalis, pertaining to horse genitalia

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35865; CCUG 10786; CIP 79.07; DSM 10668; LMG 6222; NCTC 11184; Strain 61717/77

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16S rRNA gene: AF408197 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sugimoto C, Isayama Y, Sakazaki R, Kuramochi S. Transfer of Haemophilus equigenitalis Taylor et al. 1978 to the genus Taylorella gen. nov. as Taylorella equigenitalis comb. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1983; 9:155-162.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 16. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:503-504.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haemophilus equigenitalis Taylor et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Taylorella Sugimoto et al. 1984. Publication: Sugimoto C, Isayama Y, Sakazaki R, Kuramochi S. Transfer of Haemophilus equigenitalis Taylor et al. 1978 to the genus Taylorella gen. nov. as Taylorella equigenitalis comb. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1983; 9:155-162.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: Yes - Considerations for containment: CL3 containment is required for in vivo work with equine species. CL2 containment is required for in vitro work or in vivo work with non-equine species.". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 119 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Taylorella Sugimoto et al. 1984

Assigned by: Sugimoto C, Isayama Y, Sakazaki R, Kuramochi S. Transfer of Haemophilus equigenitalis Taylor et al. 1978 to the genus Taylorella gen. nov. as Taylorella equigenitalis comb. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1983; 9:155-162.

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Record number: 782393