Name: Entomomonas moraniae Wang et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.ra’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. moraniae, named after Nancy A. Moran, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to insect-microbe symbiosis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-to-MO-mo-nas mo-RA-ni-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13498; KCTC 62495; QZS01

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16S rRNA gene: MG768960 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang J, Su Q, Zhang X, Li C, Luo S, Zhou X, Zheng H. Entomomonas moraniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pseudomonadaceae isolated from Asian honey bee gut, possesses a highly reduced genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:165-171. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Entomomonas Wang et al. 2020. Publication: Wang J, Su Q, Zhang X, Li C, Luo S, Zhou X, Zheng H. Entomomonas moraniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pseudomonadaceae isolated from Asian honey bee gut, possesses a highly reduced genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:165-171. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Entomomonas Wang et al. 2020

Assigned by: Wang J, Su Q, Zhang X, Li C, Luo S, Zhou X, Zheng H. Entomomonas moraniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pseudomonadaceae isolated from Asian honey bee gut, possesses a highly reduced genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:165-171. 🇨🇳

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