Name: Immundisolibacter cernigliae Corteselli et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cer.ni’gli.ae. N.L. gen. masc. n. cernigliae, named after the prominent researcher of PAH-degrading bacteria Carl Cerniglia

Pronunciation, gender: ker-NI-gli-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-58; DSM 103040; TR3.2

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16S rRNA gene: CP014671 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Corteselli EM, Aitken MD, Singleton DR. Description of Immundisolibacter cernigliae gen. nov., sp. nov., a high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium within the class Gammaproteobacteria, and proposal of Immundisolibacterales ord. nov. and Immundisolibacteraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:925-931.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Immundisolibacter Corteselli et al. 2017. Publication: Corteselli EM, Aitken MD, Singleton DR. Description of Immundisolibacter cernigliae gen. nov., sp. nov., a high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium within the class Gammaproteobacteria, and proposal of Immundisolibacterales ord. nov. and Immundisolibacteraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:925-931.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Immundisolibacter Corteselli et al. 2017

Assigned by: Corteselli EM, Aitken MD, Singleton DR. Description of Immundisolibacter cernigliae gen. nov., sp. nov., a high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium within the class Gammaproteobacteria, and proposal of Immundisolibacterales ord. nov. and Immundisolibacteraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:925-931.

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