Name: Conchiformibius kuhniae corrig. Xie and Yokota 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kuhn’i.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. kuhniae, of Kuhn, named for D. A. Kuhn, who first described these organisms

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29437; DSM 17694; IAM 15037; JCM 21500; NBRC 102458

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681800 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
    Conchiformibium kuhniae Xie and Yokota 2005	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10166 (N = 15).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
  • 🧍 The original spelling Conchiformibium (sic) kuhniae, has been corrected on validation. Publication: 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.

Parent taxon: Conchiformibius corrig. 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: 775087