Name: Asaia prunellae Suzuki et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pru.nel’lae. N.L. fem. n. Prunella, a generic name of self-heal from which the type strain was isolated; N.L. gen. fem. n. prunellae, of Prunella

Pronunciation, gender: pru-NEL-la͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 23028; JCM 25354; T-153

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB485741 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Suzuki R, Zhang Y, Iino T, Kosako Y, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Asaia astilbes sp. nov., Asaia platycodi sp. nov., and Asaia prunellae sp. nov., novel acetic acid bacteria isolated from flowers in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:339-346.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 144. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:473-475.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Asaia Yamada et al. 2000

Assigned by: Suzuki R, Zhang Y, Iino T, Kosako Y, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Asaia astilbes sp. nov., Asaia platycodi sp. nov., and Asaia prunellae sp. nov., novel acetic acid bacteria isolated from flowers in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:339-346.

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Record number: 789660