Name: Commensalibacter melissae Botero and Vandamme 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.lis’sae. N.L. gen. fem. n. melissae, from a bee

Pronunciation, gender: me-LIS-sa͡e, masculine

Type strain: CECT 30868; ESL0284; LMG 31900

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16S rRNA gene: OX394067 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Botero J, Vandamme P. Proposal of three novel insect-associated Commensalibacter species: Commensalibacter melissae sp. nov., Commensalibacter communis sp. nov. and Commensalibacter papalotli sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6224.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Commensalibacter melissae" Botero et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Commensalibacter Roh et al. 2019

Assigned by: Botero J, Vandamme P. Proposal of three novel insect-associated Commensalibacter species: Commensalibacter melissae sp. nov., Commensalibacter communis sp. nov. and Commensalibacter papalotli sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6224.

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Record number: 42211