Subspecies Salmonella enterica subsp. indica

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

Category, proposed as: subspecies, comb. nov.

Basonym: Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. indica Le Minor et al. 1987

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, of India, Indian (neuter indicum also as noun)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sal-mo-NEL-la en-TE-ri-ka IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43976; CCUG 30038; CIP 102501; DSM 14848; K1240; NCTC 12420

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU014680 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. indica Le Minor et al. 1987	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: 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 2026-08-13. 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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