Name: Bombella mellum Hilgarth et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mel’lum. L. gen. neut. pl. n. mellum, of honeys

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MEL-lum, feminine

Type strain: CECT 30113; LMG 31883; TMW 2.1889

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16S rRNA gene: MT787561 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hilgarth M, Redwitz J, Ehrmann MA, Vogel RF, Jakob F. Bombella favorum sp. nov. and Bombella mellum sp. nov., two novel species isolated from the honeycombs of Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4633. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4766.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Bombella Li et al. 2015

Assigned by: Hilgarth M, Redwitz J, Ehrmann MA, Vogel RF, Jakob F. Bombella favorum sp. nov. and Bombella mellum sp. nov., two novel species isolated from the honeycombs of Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4633. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 17659