Name: Asaia spathodeae Kommanee et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spa.tho’de.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. spathodeae, of Spathodea, the African tulip, source of isolation of the type strain; N.L. fem. n. Spathodea, the generic name of African tulip (Spathodea campanulata), the flower from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: BCC 36458; GB23-2; NBRC 105894; PCU 307

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16S rRNA gene: AB511277 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kommanee J, Tanasupawat S, Yukphan P, Malimas T, Muramatsu Y, Nakagawa Y, Yamada Y. Asaia spathodeae sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:81-87.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 134. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1477-1479.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• 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: Kommanee J, Tanasupawat S, Yukphan P, Malimas T, Muramatsu Y, Nakagawa Y, Yamada Y. Asaia spathodeae sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:81-87.

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