Etymology:men.de’li.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.mendelii, of Mendel, named in honour of Johann Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics, an eponym of Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station, where the type strain was isolated
Valid publication:
Koublova V, Sedlar K, Sedlacek I, Musilova J, Stankova E, Kralova S, Koudelkova S, Krsek D, Svec P. Corynebacterium mendelii sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from Adelie penguin oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6244. 🇨🇿
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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 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.