Species Gimesia algae

Name: Gimesia algae Wiegand et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al’gae. L. gen. fem. n. algae, of an alga, corresponding to the isolation of the type strain from an alga

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gi-ME-si-a AL-ga͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 30192; LMG 29130; Pan161; STH00943T

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16S rRNA gene: MK554515 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wiegand S, Jogler M, Boedeker C, Heuer A, Rast P, Peeters SH, Jetten MSM, Kaster AK, Rohde M, Kallscheuer N, et al. Additions to the genus Gimesia: description of Gimesia alba sp. nov., Gimesia algae sp. nov., Gimesia aquarii sp. nov., Gimesia aquatilis sp. nov., Gimesia fumaroli sp. nov. and Gimesia panareensis sp. nov., isolated from aquatic habitats of the Northern Hemisphere. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1999-2018. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Gimesia Scheuner et al. 2015

Assigned by: Wiegand S, Jogler M, Boedeker C, Heuer A, Rast P, Peeters SH, Jetten MSM, Kaster AK, Rohde M, Kallscheuer N, et al. Additions to the genus Gimesia: description of Gimesia alba sp. nov., Gimesia algae sp. nov., Gimesia aquarii sp. nov., Gimesia aquatilis sp. nov., Gimesia fumaroli sp. nov. and Gimesia panareensis sp. nov., isolated from aquatic habitats of the Northern Hemisphere. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1999-2018. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 19602