Name: Frankia elaeagni Nouioui et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lae.a’gni. N.L. gen. fem. n. elaeagni, of Elaeagnus, referring to the source of the isolate

Pronunciation, gender: e-la͡e-A-n͡gni, feminine

Type strain: BMG5.12; CECT 9031; DSM 46783

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ549325 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nouioui I, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Montero-Calasanz MD, Goker M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schumann P, Rohde M, Goodfellow M, Fernandez MP, Normand P, et al. Proposal of a type strain for Frankia alni (Woronin 1866) Von Tubeuf 1895, emended description of Frankia alni, and recognition of Frankia casuarinae sp. nov. and Frankia elaeagni sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5201-5210.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Parafrankia elaeagni (Nouioui et al. 2016) Gtari 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Frankia elaeagni" (ex Becking 1970) Lalonde et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Montero-Calasanz MD, Goker M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schumann P, Rohde M, Goodfellow M, Fernandez MP, Normand P, et al. Proposal of a type strain for Frankia alni (Woronin 1866) Von Tubeuf 1895, emended description of Frankia alni, and recognition of Frankia casuarinae sp. nov. and Frankia elaeagni sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5201-5210.

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Record number: 794873