Name: Inhella fonticola Chen et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fon.ti’co.la. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring, fountain; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, an inhabitant of a place, a resident; N.L. masc./fem. n. fonticola, an inhabitant of a fountain or spring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: in-HEL-la fon-TI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 80211; DSM 27144; LMG 25721; TNR-25

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16S rRNA gene: HM013811 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Sheu FS, Young CC, Sheu SY. Inhella fonticola sp. nov., isolated from spring water, and emended description of the genus Inhella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1048-1055. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1723-1724.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Inhella Song et al. 2009

Assigned by: Chen WM, Sheu FS, Young CC, Sheu SY. Inhella fonticola sp. nov., isolated from spring water, and emended description of the genus Inhella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1048-1055. 🇹🇼

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