Name: Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. indica Le Minor et al. 1987

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, of India, Indian

Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43976; CCUG 30038; CIP 102501; DSM 14848; K1240; NCTC 12420

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU014680 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Le Minor L, Popoff MY, Laurent B, Hermant D. [Characterization of a 7th subspecies of Salmonella: S. choleraesuis subsp. indica subsp. nov]. Ann Inst Pasteur Microbiol 1986; 137B:211-217.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 23. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:179-180.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Salmonella enterica subsp. indica (Le Minor et al. 1987) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Salmonella enterica subsp. indica (Le Minor et al. 1987) Le Minor and Popoff 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. indica is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Salmonella choleraesuis within a separate genus Salmonella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Salmonella choleraesuis corrig. (Smith 1894) Weldin 1927 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Le Minor L, Popoff MY, Laurent B, Hermant D. [Characterization of a 7th subspecies of Salmonella: S. choleraesuis subsp. indica subsp. nov]. Ann Inst Pasteur Microbiol 1986; 137B:211-217.

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Record number: 780752