Name: Christiangramia flava (Liu et al. 2014) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Gramella flava Liu et al. 2014

Etymology: fla’va. L. fem. adj. flava, yellow, the colour of its colonies or pigment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hris-ti-an-GRA-mi-a FLA-wa, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12375; JLT2011; LMG 27360

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16S rRNA gene: JX397931 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Christiangramia gen. nov., Neomelitea gen. nov. and Nicoliella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Gramella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, Melitea Urios et al. 2008 and Nicolia Oliphant et al. 2022, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5806. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5937.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gramella flava Liu et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Christiangramia Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Christiangramia gen. nov., Neomelitea gen. nov. and Nicoliella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Gramella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, Melitea Urios et al. 2008 and Nicolia Oliphant et al. 2022, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5806. 🇮🇱

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