Name: Eikenella halliae Bernard et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hal’li.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. halliae, named after the late American microbiologist, Dr Geraldine S. (‘Gerri’) Hall, for her many contributions to both American and international microbiology and public health

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … HAL-li-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: LMG 30894; NCTC 14180; NML 130454

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16S rRNA gene: KU663115 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bernard KA, Burdz T, Wiebe D, Bernier AM. Description of Eikenella halliae sp. nov. and Eikenella longinqua sp. nov., derived from human clinical materials, emendation of Eikenella exigua Stormo et al. 2019 and emendation of the genus Eikenella to include species which are strict anaerobes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3167-3178. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Eikenella Jackson and Goodman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bernard KA, Burdz T, Wiebe D, Bernier AM. Description of Eikenella halliae sp. nov. and Eikenella longinqua sp. nov., derived from human clinical materials, emendation of Eikenella exigua Stormo et al. 2019 and emendation of the genus Eikenella to include species which are strict anaerobes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3167-3178. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 7484