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Subspecies "Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. finitimus"
Name: "Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. finitimus" Heimpel and Angus 1958
Etymology: fi.ni’ti.mus. L. masc. adj. finitimus, adjoining
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fi-NI-ti-mus, masculine
Original publication:
Heimpel AM, Angus TA. The taxonomy of insect pathogens related to Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland. Can J Microbiol 1958; 4:531-541. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Heimpel AM, Angus TA. The taxonomy of insect pathogens related to Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland. Can J Microbiol 1958; 4:531-541.
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Record number: 21341
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