Name DOI
10.1601/nm.1961
Name
 Jackson and Goodman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hering et al. 2021
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Jackson and Goodman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hering et al. 2021
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 (Eiken 1958) Jackson and Goodman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Eikenella Jackson and Goodman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hering et al. 2021
Nomenclatural History
The genus Eikenella was originally proposed by Jackson and Goodman 1972. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Bernard et al. published an emended description of this genus in 2020. A subsequent emendation was proposed by Hering et al. in 2021.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Eikenella Jackson and Goodman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hering et al. 2021.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.1961.
Source File
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References

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  5. Hering S, Jansson MK, Buhl MEJ. Eikenella glucosivorans sp. nov., isolated from a human throat swab, and emendation of the genus Eikenella to include saccharolytic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004977 [PubMed].