Name: Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae (Le Minor et al. 1985) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. diarizonae corrig. Le Minor et al. 1985

Etymology: di.a.ri.zo.nae. L. pref. di-, two (erroneously used in place of bis); N.L. gen. fem. n. arizonae, the specific epithet of a species of the genus Salmonella; N.L. gen. fem. n. diarizonae, the prefix di-, underlines that this subspecies encompasses the diphasic serovars previously included in the species Salmonella arizonae ("subgenus III" of Kauffmann)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43973; CCUG 30040; CIP 82.31; DSM 14847; NCTC 10060

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU014688 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Le Minor L, Popoff MY. Request for an Opinion. Designation of Salmonella enterica sp. nov., nom. rev., as the type and only species of the genus Salmonella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:465-468.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Salmonella diarizonae" Brenner 1984	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. diarizonae corrig. Le Minor et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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". — 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".
  • 🧍 The distinct name Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Parent taxon: Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

Assigned by: Le Minor L, Popoff MY. Request for an Opinion. Designation of Salmonella enterica sp. nov., nom. rev., as the type and only species of the genus Salmonella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:465-468.

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Record number: 780757