Name: Izhakiella capsodis Aizenberg-Gershtein et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cap.so’dis. N.L. gen. masc. n. capsodis, of Capsodes, isolated from a mirid bug (Capsodes infuscatus)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 29293; LMG 28430; N6PO6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY744694 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Aizenberg-Gershtein Y, Laviad S, Samuni-Blank M, Halpern M. Izhakiella capsodis gen. nov., sp. nov., in the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from the mirid bug Capsodes infuscatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1364-1370.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Jiang et al. 2020 Jiang L, Wang D, Kim JS, Lee JH, Kim DH, Kim SW, Lee J. Reclassification of genus Izhakiella into the family Erwiniaceae based on phylogenetic and genomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3541-3546. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Izhakiella Aizenberg-Gershtein et al. 2016. Publication: Aizenberg-Gershtein Y, Laviad S, Samuni-Blank M, Halpern M. Izhakiella capsodis gen. nov., sp. nov., in the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from the mirid bug Capsodes infuscatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1364-1370.
  • 😷 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: Izhakiella Aizenberg-Gershtein et al. 2016

Assigned by: Aizenberg-Gershtein Y, Laviad S, Samuni-Blank M, Halpern M. Izhakiella capsodis gen. nov., sp. nov., in the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from the mirid bug Capsodes infuscatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1364-1370.

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Record number: 793970