Name: Aquella oligotrophica Chan et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.li.go.tro’phi.ca. Gr. masc. adj. oligos, few; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. fem. adj. oligotrophica, eating little, referring to the bacterium not growing in rich media

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 100970; LMG 29629; P08

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF371416 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chan KG, See-Too WS, Chua KO, Peix A, Goh KM, Hong KW, Yin WF, Lee LS. Aquella oligotrophica gen. nov. sp. nov.: A new member of the family Neisseriaceae isolated from laboratory tap water. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e793.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aquella Chan et al. 2020. Publication: Chan KG, See-Too WS, Chua KO, Peix A, Goh KM, Hong KW, Yin WF, Lee LS. Aquella oligotrophica gen. nov. sp. nov.: A new member of the family Neisseriaceae isolated from laboratory tap water. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e793.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Aquella Chan et al. 2020

Assigned by: Chan KG, See-Too WS, Chua KO, Peix A, Goh KM, Hong KW, Yin WF, Lee LS. Aquella oligotrophica gen. nov. sp. nov.: A new member of the family Neisseriaceae isolated from laboratory tap water. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e793.

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Record number: 5379