Name: "Mesolisteria" Orsi and Wiedmann 2016

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.so.lis.te’ri.a. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; N.L. fem. n. Listeria, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Mesolisteria, referring to the mesophilic nature of species within this genus (Orsi and Wiedmann 2016; Orsi et al. 2023)

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Mesolisteri-), me-so-lis-TE-ri-a

Original publication: Orsi RH, Wiedmann M. Characteristics and distribution of Listeria spp., including Listeria species newly described since 2009. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:5273-5287.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Murraya" Bouznada et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Murraya" Stuart and Welshimer 1971	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Mesolisteria" Bouznada et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Paenilisteria" Orsi and Wiedmann 2016	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Paenilisteria Bouznada et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

Parent taxon: Listeriaceae Ludwig et al. 2010

Assigned by: Bouznada K, Belaouni HA, Saker R, Chaabane Chaouch F, Meklat A. Phylogenomic analyses of the Listeriaceae family support species reclassification and proposal of a new family and new genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:18.

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Record number: 9844