Species Frischella perrara

Name: Frischella perrara Engel et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: per.ra’ra. L. fem. adj. perrara, very rare/ exceptional, referring to its restricted occurrence in the honeybee gut

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fri-S͡HEL-la per-RA-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2450; NCIMB 14821; PEB0191

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16S rRNA gene: JX878306 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Engel P, Kwong WK, Moran NA. Frischella perrara gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from the gut of the honeybee, Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3646-3651. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Frischella Engel et al. 2013. Publication: Engel P, Kwong WK, Moran NA. Frischella perrara gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from the gut of the honeybee, Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3646-3651. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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 17 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Frischella Engel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Engel P, Kwong WK, Moran NA. Frischella perrara gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from the gut of the honeybee, Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3646-3651. 🇺🇸

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