Name DOI
10.1601/nm.1381
Name
 (Hughes 1893) Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
(Hughes 1893) Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= =)
Proper Form
Brucella melitensis (Hughes 1893) Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Nomenclatural History
The species Brucella melitensis was originally described by Meyer and Shaw 1920. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Verger et al. published an emended description of this species in 1985. A subsequent emendation was proposed by Hördt et al. in 2020.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Brucella melitensis (Hughes 1893) Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.1381.
Source File
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References

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  2. Meyer KF, Shaw EB. A comparison of the morphologic, cultural and biochemical characteristics of B. abortus and B. melitensis from cattle. Studies on the genus Brucella nov. gen. J Infect Dis 1920; 27:173-184.
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