Name: Erysipelothrix amsterdamensis Zhong et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ams.ter.da.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. amsterdamensis, referring to Amsterdam island, from which the first strains to be characterized were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ams-ter-da-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: A18Y020d; CIP 112216; DSM 115297

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16S rRNA gene: OQ355811 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhong J, Medvecky M, Tornos J, Clessin A, Le Net R, Gantelet H, Gamble A, Forde TL, Boulinier T. Erysipelothrix amsterdamensis sp. nov., associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6264. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6301.

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 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.

Parent taxon: Erysipelothrix Rosenbach 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhong J, Medvecky M, Tornos J, Clessin A, Le Net R, Gantelet H, Gamble A, Forde TL, Boulinier T. Erysipelothrix amsterdamensis sp. nov., associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6264. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 44988