Name: Chimaeribacter Rossi and Fisher 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Chi.mae.ri.bac’ter. Gr. fem. n. Chimaira, mythological monster with the body and the head of a lion, a snake as a tail and the head of a goat springing from her back; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Chimaeribacter, a rod that displays phenotypic characteristics found across different enteric genera such as yellow pigmentation (e.g. Cronobacter or Pantoea), temperature--dependent motility (Yersinia and Budvicia) and gelatinase activity (Serratia and Proteus)

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Chimaeribacter-), k^hi-ma͡e-ri-BAK-ter

Type species: Chimaeribacter arupi Rossi and Fisher 2020

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rossi A, Fisher MA. Characterization of six clinical isolates of Chimaeribacter gen. nov., a novel genus related to the Yersiniaceae family and the three species Chimaeribacter arupi sp. nov., Chimaeribacter coloradensis sp. nov, and Chimaeribacter californicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2703-2712. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Nissabacter" Mlaga et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Nissabacter" Mlaga et al. 2017. Publication: Mlaga KD, Lotte R, Montaudie H, Rolain JM, Ruimy R. 'Nissabacter archeti' gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of Enterobacteriaceae family, isolated from human sample at Archet 2 Hospital, Nice, France. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 17:81-83. 🇫🇷
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 3; DSM: 3.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Chimaeribacter arupi Rossi and Fisher 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chimaeribacter californicus Rossi and Fisher 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chimaeribacter coloradensis Rossi and Fisher 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Yersiniaceae Adeolu et al. 2016

Assigned by: Rossi A, Fisher MA. Characterization of six clinical isolates of Chimaeribacter gen. nov., a novel genus related to the Yersiniaceae family and the three species Chimaeribacter arupi sp. nov., Chimaeribacter coloradensis sp. nov, and Chimaeribacter californicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2703-2712. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 4972