Name: Salmonella enterica subsp. houtenae (Le Minor et al. 1985 ex Le Minor et al. 1970) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. houtenae corrig. (ex Le Minor et al. 1970) Le Minor et al. 1985

Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. houtenae, of Houten, a town in Holland

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43974; CCUG 30041; CIP 82.32; DSM 9221; JCM 1655; NCTC 12418

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU014684 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. houtenae corrig. (ex Le Minor et al. 1970) Le Minor et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Salmonella houtenae" Le Minor et al. 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "default: 2 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2; urbana: 2 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 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 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: 780759