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

Gender: 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

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".

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