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Species Gilliamella apicola
Name: Gilliamella apicola Kwong and Moran 2013
Etymology: a.pi’co.la. L. gen. fem. n. apis, bee; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. apicola, bee-dweller
Pronunciation, gender: a-PI-ko-la, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2448; NCIMB 14804; wkB1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JQ936674
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kwong WK, Moran NA. Cultivation and characterization of the gut symbionts of honey bees and bumble bees: description of Snodgrassella alvi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Neisseriaceae of the Betaproteobacteria, and Gilliamella apicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of Orbaceae fam. nov., Orbales ord. nov., a sister taxon to the order 'Enterobacteriales' of the Gammaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2008-2018. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Gilliamella apicola" Martinson et al. 2012 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gilliamella Kwong and Moran 2013.
Publication:
Kwong WK, Moran NA. Cultivation and characterization of the gut symbionts of honey bees and bumble bees: description of Snodgrassella alvi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Neisseriaceae of the Betaproteobacteria, and Gilliamella apicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of Orbaceae fam. nov., Orbales ord. nov., a sister taxon to the order 'Enterobacteriales' of the Gammaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2008-2018.
- 😷 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 47 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gilliamella Kwong and Moran 2013.
Publication:
Kwong WK, Moran NA. Cultivation and characterization of the gut symbionts of honey bees and bumble bees: description of Snodgrassella alvi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Neisseriaceae of the Betaproteobacteria, and Gilliamella apicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of Orbaceae fam. nov., Orbales ord. nov., a sister taxon to the order 'Enterobacteriales' of the Gammaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2008-2018.
Parent taxon: Gilliamella Kwong and Moran 2013
Assigned by:
Kwong WK, Moran NA. Cultivation and characterization of the gut symbionts of honey bees and bumble bees: description of Snodgrassella alvi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Neisseriaceae of the Betaproteobacteria, and Gilliamella apicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of Orbaceae fam. nov., Orbales ord. nov., a sister taxon to the order 'Enterobacteriales' of the Gammaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2008-2018.
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Record number: 790866
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