Subspecies Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae

Name: Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae (Borman 1957) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

Category, proposed as: subspecies, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Paracolobactrum arizonae" Borman 1957

Etymology: a.ri.zo’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. arizonae, of Arizona, a state in the USA.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sal-mo-NEL-la en-TE-ri-ka a-ri-ZO-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 13314; CCUG 6322; CIP 82.30; DSM 9386; NCTC 8297

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF008580 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. arizonae corrig. (Borman 1957) Le Minor et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Salmonella arizonae (Borman 1957) Kauffmann 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Paracolobactrum arizonae" Borman 1957	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae 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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