Name DOI
10.1601/nm.10879
Name
 Chester 1901 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Thorel et al. 1990
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Chester 1901 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Thorel et al. 1990
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= = = =)
Proper Form
Mycobacterium avium Chester 1901 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Thorel et al. 1990
Nomenclatural History
The species Mycobacterium avium was originally described by Chester 1901. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. This name was placed onto the nomina taxorum conservanda by Judicial Opinion 47 in 1973. Thorel et al. published an emended description of this species in 1990. In 1990, Thorel et al. reduced this species to the rank of subspecies to form (Chester 1901) Thorel et al. 1990 .
Citation
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Source File
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References

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