Name: Larkinella bovis Anandham et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo’vis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of a cow, of bovine

Pronunciation, gender: BO-wis, feminine

Type strain: KACC 14040; M2T2B15; NBRC 106324

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB682395 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Anandham R, Kwon SW, Weon HY, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Gandhi PI, Kim YK, Jee HJ. Larkinella bovis sp. nov., isolated from fermented bovine products, and emended descriptions of the genus Larkinella and of Larkinella insperata Vancanneyt et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:30-34.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:701-702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11867 (N = 15).
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Larkinella Vancanneyt et al. 2006

Assigned by: Anandham R, Kwon SW, Weon HY, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Gandhi PI, Kim YK, Jee HJ. Larkinella bovis sp. nov., isolated from fermented bovine products, and emended descriptions of the genus Larkinella and of Larkinella insperata Vancanneyt et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:30-34.

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