Name: Ahniella affigens Hwang et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: af.fi’gens. N.L. part. adj. affigens, attaching, referring to the ability of the strain to attach to surfaces

Gender: feminine

Type strain: D13; JCM 31634; KACC 19270

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY649437 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hwang WM, Ko Y, Kim JH, Kang K. Ahniella affigens gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from sandy soil near a stream. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2478-2484.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3394-3396.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ahniella Hwang et al. 2018. Publication: Hwang WM, Ko Y, Kim JH, Kang K. Ahniella affigens gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from sandy soil near a stream. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2478-2484.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is classified as Rhodanobacteraceae but affiliates with Lysobacteraceae and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Ahniella Hwang et al. 2018

Assigned by: Hwang WM, Ko Y, Kim JH, Kang K. Ahniella affigens gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from sandy soil near a stream. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2478-2484.

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