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Genus Zhengella
Name: Zhengella Liao et al. 2018
Etymology: Zhen.gel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Zhengella, after Professor Tianling Zheng (1955-2017), who has achieved excellent work in the fields of applied and environmental microbiology in China
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Zhengell-), z͡hen-GEL-la
Type species: Zhengella mangrovi Liao et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Liao H, Li Y, Lin X, Lai Q, Tian Y. Zhengella mangrovi gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of family Phyllobacteriaceae isolated from mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2819-2825. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Notoacmeibacteraceae Huang et al. 2017.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
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🧕 Liao et al. (2018) assigned this genus to the family Phyllobacteriaceae Mergaert and Swings 2006.
Publication:
Liao H, Li Y, Lin X, Lai Q, Tian Y. Zhengella mangrovi gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of family Phyllobacteriaceae isolated from mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2819-2825. 🇨🇳
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 2; JCM: 1; KCTC: 1.
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🧕 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Notoacmeibacteraceae Huang et al. 2017.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Zhengella mangrovi Liao et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Zhengella sedimenti" Lin et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
diCenzo GC, Yang Y, Young JPW, Kuzmanovic N. Refining the taxonomy of the order Hyphomicrobiales (Rhizobiales) based on whole genome comparisons of over 130 type strains. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6328. 🇨🇦
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Record number: 520395
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