Name DOI
10.1601/nm.1958
Name
 Bergonzini 1880 emend. De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Bergonzini 1880 emend. De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 Bergonzini 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Chromobacterium Bergonzini 1880 emend. De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History
The genus Chromobacterium was originally proposed by Bergonzini 1880. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. This name was placed onto the nomina taxorum conservanda by Judicial Opinion 16 in 1958. De Ley et al. published an emended description of this genus in 1978.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Chromobacterium Bergonzini 1880 emend. De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980).. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.1958.
Source File
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References

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