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. fem. 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

See detailed strain information at

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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. — 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 risk group of the genus.

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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Record number: 774015