Name: Allofranklinella schreckenbergeri (Bernard et al. 2022) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Franklinella schreckenbergeri Bernard et al. 2022

Etymology: schrec.ken.ber’ge.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. schreckenbergeri, of Schreckenberger, named in honour of the late Dr. Paul Schreckenberger of Chicago’s Loyola University Medical Centre, for his many contributions to the study of Gram-stain-negative pathogens and as mentor to generations of microbiologists

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-frank-li-NEL-la s͡hrek-ken-BER-ge-ri, feminine

Type strain: LMG 31934; NCTC 14449; NML 97-0147

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16S rRNA gene: RDQM01000026 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allomuricauda gen. nov. and Allofranklinella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Muricauda and Franklinella, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6023. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6158.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Franklinella schreckenbergeri Bernard et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allofranklinella Deshmukh and Oren 2023. Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allomuricauda gen. nov. and Allofranklinella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Muricauda and Franklinella, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6023. 🇮🇱
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Allofranklinella Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allomuricauda gen. nov. and Allofranklinella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Muricauda and Franklinella, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6023. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 19363

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