Name: Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. ruminantium (Certes 1889) Bryant 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Basonym: "Ancyromonas ruminantium" Certes 1889

Etymology: ru.mi.nan’ti.um. N.L. gen. pl. n. ruminantium, of ruminants [probably better: ruminantiorum]; from L. pres. part. ruminans, ruminating

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 12561; DSM 2150; GA192

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Effective publication: Bryant MP. The characteristics of strains of Selenomonas isolated from bovine rumen contents. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:162-167.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. lactilytica Bryant 1956 (Approved Lists 1980) but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Bryant MP. The characteristics of strains of Selenomonas isolated from bovine rumen contents. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:162-167.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. ruminantium is erroneously cited as Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. ruminantium Bryant 1974. Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
  • 🧍 Note: In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. ruminantium is erroneously cited as Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. ruminantium Bryant 1974. Publication: Bryant MP. The characteristics of strains of Selenomonas isolated from bovine rumen contents. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:162-167.

Parent taxon: Selenomonas ruminantium (Certes 1889) Wenyon 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bryant MP. The characteristics of strains of Selenomonas isolated from bovine rumen contents. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:162-167.

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Record number: 780851