Species Frankia colletiae

Name: Frankia colletiae Nouioui et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: col.le’ti.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. colletiae, of Colletia, referring to the host plant, Colletia cruciata, origin of isolation of the strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: FRAN-ki-a kol-LE-ti-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: Cc1.17; CECT 9313; DSM 43829; Table 1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH656741 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nouioui I, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Jando M, Klenk HP, Gtari M. Frankia colletiae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium isolated from Colletia cruciata. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5656. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Parafrankia colletiae (Nouioui et al. 2023) Gtari 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Jando M, Klenk HP, Gtari M. Frankia colletiae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium isolated from Colletia cruciata. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5656. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 36058