Name: Elizabethkingia ursingii Nicholson et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ur.sing’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ursingii, of Ursing, named in honour of Jan Ursing

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 69496; CIP 111192; G4122

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH789420 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nicholson AC, Gulvik CA, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW, Graziano J, Emery B, Bell M, Loparev V, Juieng P, Gartin J, et al. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Elizabethkingia using whole-genome sequencing, optical mapping, and MALDI-TOF, along with proposal of three novel Elizabethkingia species: Elizabethkingia bruuniana sp. nov., Elizabethkingia ursingii sp. nov., and Elizabethkingia occulta sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:55-72.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 2974.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Elizabethkingia Kim et al. 2005

Assigned by: Nicholson AC, Gulvik CA, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW, Graziano J, Emery B, Bell M, Loparev V, Juieng P, Gartin J, et al. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Elizabethkingia using whole-genome sequencing, optical mapping, and MALDI-TOF, along with proposal of three novel Elizabethkingia species: Elizabethkingia bruuniana sp. nov., Elizabethkingia ursingii sp. nov., and Elizabethkingia occulta sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:55-72.

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Record number: 801300