
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.3273
Name	Proteus myxofaciens Cosenza and Podgwaite 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Cosenza and Podgwaite 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Cosenzaea myxofaciens
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.3273
Type Strain representative organism	CCUG 18769^T (=DSM 4482 =BCRC 12222 =CCRC 12222 =ATCC 19692 =CIP 106872 =LMG 7876 =JCM 1670 =NCIMB 13273)


Proper Form	Proteus myxofaciens Cosenza and Podgwaite 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Proteus myxofaciens was originally described by Cosenza and Podgwaite 1966. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 2011, Giammanco et al. established Proteus myxofaciens as the basonym of Cosenzaea myxofaciens (Cosenza and Podgwaite 1966) Giammanco et al. 2011 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Proteus myxofaciens Cosenza and Podgwaite 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.3273.
Source File	10.1601/nm.3273.xml

References

Giammanco GM, Grimont PAD, Grimont F, Lefevre M, Giammanco G, Pignato S. Phylogenetic analysis of the genera Proteus, Morganella and Providencia by comparison of rpoB gene sequences of type and clinical strains suggests the reclassification of Proteus myxofaciens in a new genus, Cosenzaea gen. nov., as Cosenzaea myxofaciens comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1638-1644. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.021964-0 [PubMed].
Cosenza BJ, Podgwaite JD. A new species of Proteus isolated from larvae of the gypsy moth Porthetria dispar (L.). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 1966; 32:187-191. [PubMed].
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.