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Name: "Candidatus Berkiella" Mehari et al. 2016
Etymology: Ber.ki.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Berkiella, named after Sharon G. Berk for her contributions to the study of interactions between protozoa and bacteria
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Berkiell-), ber-ki-EL-la
Type species: "Candidatus Berkiella aquae" Mehari et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Pro-valid publication:
Mehari YT, Jason Hayes B, Redding KS, Mariappan PVG, Gunderson JH, Farone AL, Farone MB. Description of 'Candidatus Berkiella aquae' and 'Candidatus Berkiella cookevillensis', two intranuclear bacteria of freshwater amoebae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:536-541.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Berkiella aquae" Mehari et al. 2016 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Berkiella cookevillensis" Mehari et al. 2016 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: Coxiellaceae Garrity et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Mehari YT, Jason Hayes B, Redding KS, Mariappan PVG, Gunderson JH, Farone AL, Farone MB. Description of 'Candidatus Berkiella aquae' and 'Candidatus Berkiella cookevillensis', two intranuclear bacteria of freshwater amoebae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:536-541.
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Record number: 21741