Name: Mixta Palmer et al. 2018

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mix’ta. N.L. fem. n. Mixta, the mixed one, referring to the mixed lifestyles of species in the genus

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Mixt-), MIKS-ta

Type species: Mixta calida (Popp et al. 2010) Palmer et al. 2018

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Palmer M, Steenkamp ET, Coetzee MPA, Avontuur JR, Chan WY, van Zyl E, Blom J, Venter SN. Mixta gen. nov., a new genus in the Erwiniaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1396-1407. 🇿🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pantoea Gavini et al. 1989. Publication: Popp A, Cleenwerck I, Iversen C, De Vos P, Stephan R. Pantoea gaviniae sp. nov. and Pantoea calida sp. nov., isolated from infant formula and an infant formula production environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2786-2792. 🇨🇭
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; LMG: 2; KCTC: 1; CGMCC: 1; MCC: 1; NBRC: 1; NCTC: 1; CSUR: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 7

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Mixta calida (Popp et al. 2010) Palmer et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mixta gaviniae (Popp et al. 2010) Palmer et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mixta hanseatica Both et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mixta intestinalis (Prakash et al. 2015) Palmer et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mixta mediterraneensis" Boxberger et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym
    Mixta tenebrionis Xia et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mixta theicola (Tanaka et al. 2015) Palmer et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Erwiniaceae Adeolu et al. 2016

Assigned by: Palmer M, Steenkamp ET, Coetzee MPA, Avontuur JR, Chan WY, van Zyl E, Blom J, Venter SN. Mixta gen. nov., a new genus in the Erwiniaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1396-1407. 🇿🇦

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