Name: "Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue" (Castellani 1905) Smibert 1984

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirochaeta pertenuis" Castellani 1905

Etymology: per.te’nu.e. L. neut. adj. pertenue, very thin, slender

Pronunciation, gender: per-TE-nu-e, neuter

Nomenclatural type: Gauthier; no culture available; no type strain designated

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16S rRNA gene: HM165229 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Smibert RM. Genus III Treponema Schaudinn 1905, 1728AL. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1984, p. 49-57.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Treponema pertenue (Castellani 1905) Castellani and Chalmers 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Spirochaeta pertenuis" Castellani 1905	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Treponema pertenue (Castellani 1905) Castellani and Chalmers 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.

Parent taxon: Treponema pallidum (Schaudinn and Hoffmann 1905) Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Smibert RM. Genus III Treponema Schaudinn 1905, 1728AL. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1984, p. 49-57.

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Record number: 801240