Name: Hellea balneolensis Alain et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bal.ne.o.len’sis. N.L. fem. n. Balneola, the ancient name of Banyuls-sur-mer [probably better: Balneolea]; N.L. fem. adj. balneolensis, pertaining to Balneola, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: bal-ne-o-LEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 26III/A02/215; CIP 109500; DSM 19091; OOB 269

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16S rRNA gene: AY576758 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Alain K, Tindall BJ, Intertaglia L, Catala P, Lebaron P. Hellea balneolensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a prosthecate alphaproteobacterium from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2511-2519.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Hellea Alain et al. 2008. Publication: Alain K, Tindall BJ, Intertaglia L, Catala P, Lebaron P. Hellea balneolensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a prosthecate alphaproteobacterium from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2511-2519.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Hellea Alain et al. 2008

Assigned by: Alain K, Tindall BJ, Intertaglia L, Catala P, Lebaron P. Hellea balneolensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a prosthecate alphaproteobacterium from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2511-2519.

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