Name: Bergeriella denitrificans (Berger 1962) Xie and Yokota 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Neisseria denitrificans Berger 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 14686; CCUG 2155; CIP 72.16; DSM 17675; IAM 14975; JCM 21446; NBRC 102155; NCTC 10295

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB087265 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Xie CH, Yokota A. Phylogenetic analysis of Alysiella and related genera of Neisseriaceae: proposal of Alysiella crassa comb. nov., Conchiformibium steedae gen. nov., comb. nov., Conchiformibium kuhniae sp. nov. and Bergeriella denitrificans gen. nov., comb. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:1-10.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 104. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1395-1397.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neisseria denitrificans Berger 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Bergeriella Xie and Yokota 2005. Publication: Xie CH, Yokota A. Phylogenetic analysis of Alysiella and related genera of Neisseriaceae: proposal of Alysiella crassa comb. nov., Conchiformibium steedae gen. nov., comb. nov., Conchiformibium kuhniae sp. nov. and Bergeriella denitrificans gen. nov., comb. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:1-10.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Bergeriella Xie and Yokota 2005

Assigned by: Xie CH, Yokota A. Phylogenetic analysis of Alysiella and related genera of Neisseriaceae: proposal of Alysiella crassa comb. nov., Conchiformibium steedae gen. nov., comb. nov., Conchiformibium kuhniae sp. nov. and Bergeriella denitrificans gen. nov., comb. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:1-10.

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