Genus Weeksella
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Weeksella Holmes et al. 1987, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Weeksella virosa Holmes et al. 1987.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Weeksella, named after Professor O.B. Weeks for his contributions to the taxonomy of the genus Flavobacterium.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 23. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 179-180.
Effective publication: HOLMES (B.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), WEAVER (R.E.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Weeksella virosa gen. nov., sp. nov. (formerly group IIF) found in human clinical specimens. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 185-190.
Validation List no. 23 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Weeksella massiliensis Sankar et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FF8=CSUR P860=DSM 28259.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HG931340.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CCMH01000000.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Latin name for Marseille, where strain FF8T was cultivated.
Source: Clinical.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 176. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 2075-2078.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: SANKAR, S. A., LO, C. I., FALL, B., SAMBE-BA, B., MEDIANNIKOV, O., DIALLO, I., LABAS, N., FAYE, N., WADE, B., RAOULT, D., FOURNIER, P. E. and FENOLLAR, F. 2015. Noncontiguous finished genome sequence and description of Weeksella massiliensis sp. nov. New Microbes New Infect, 8, 89-98.
Effective publication Online
Weeksella virosa Holmes et al. 1987, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43766= CCUG 30538 = CIP 103040 = DSM 16922 = IFO (now NBRC) 16016 = JCM 21250 = LMG 12995 = NCTC 11634.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002455 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. virosa, slimy.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 23. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 179-180.
Effective publication: HOLMES (B.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), WEAVER (R.E.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Weeksella virosa gen. nov., sp. nov. (formerly group IIF) found in human clinical specimens. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 185-190.
Validation List no. 23 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Moheibacter Holmes et al. 1987 emend. Zhang et al. 2014.
Reference: ZHANG, R.-G., TAN, X., ZHAO, X.-M., DENG, J. and LV, J. 2014. Moheibacter sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from sediment, and emended descriptions of Empedobacter brevis, Wautersiella falsenii and Weeksella virosa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1481-1487.
Original article.
Weeksella zoohelcum Holmes et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D658 = ATCC 43767= CCUG 12568 = CCUG 30535 = CIP 103041 = IFO (now NBRC) 16014 = LMG 8351 = LMG 12996 = NCTC 11660.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M93153.
Etymology: Gr. n zoon, an animal; Gr. neut. n. helkos, a wound; N.L. gen. pl. n. zoohelcum, of animal wounds, because strains are isolated from cat and dog bites and scratches.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 23. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 179-180.
Effective publication: HOLMES (B.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), WEAVER (R.E.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Weeksella zoohelcum sp. nov. (formerly group IIj) from human clinical specimens. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 191-196.
Validation List no. 23 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Bergeyella zoohelcum (Holmes et al. 1987) Vandamme et al. 1994, comb. nov.