Species Gilliamella apis

Name: Gilliamella apis Ludvigsen et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a’pis. L. gen. fem. n. apis, from a honeybee, the genus name of the honeybee Apis mellifera, which refers to the insect host of this species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gil-li-a-MEL-la A-pis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 105629; LMG 30293; NO3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: NASD01000045 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ludvigsen J, Porcellato D, Amdam GV, Rudi K. Addressing the diversity of the honeybee gut symbiont Gilliamella: description of Gilliamella apis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of honeybees (Apis mellifera). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1762-1770. 🇳🇴

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Gilliamella Kwong and Moran 2013

Assigned by: Ludvigsen J, Porcellato D, Amdam GV, Rudi K. Addressing the diversity of the honeybee gut symbiont Gilliamella: description of Gilliamella apis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of honeybees (Apis mellifera). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1762-1770. 🇳🇴

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