Name: Melissospora conviva Tellatin et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.vi’va. L. masc./fem. n. conviva, a commensal

Pronunciation, gender: kon-WI-wa, feminine

Type strain: DSM 117791; DT45; LMG 33580

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16S rRNA gene: PV139158 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tellatin D, Cornet L, Snauwaert V, Compere P, Ongena M, Quinton L, Stulanovic N, Monteiro SR, Rigolet A, Burguet P, et al. Melissospora conviva gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterial genus isolated from beehive through cross-feeding interactions. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6868.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Melissospora Tellatin et al. 2025. Publication: Tellatin D, Cornet L, Snauwaert V, Compere P, Ongena M, Quinton L, Stulanovic N, Monteiro SR, Rigolet A, Burguet P, et al. Melissospora conviva gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterial genus isolated from beehive through cross-feeding interactions. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6868.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-08-19.

Parent taxon: Melissospora Tellatin et al. 2025

Assigned by: Tellatin D, Cornet L, Snauwaert V, Compere P, Ongena M, Quinton L, Stulanovic N, Monteiro SR, Rigolet A, Burguet P, et al. Melissospora conviva gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterial genus isolated from beehive through cross-feeding interactions. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6868.

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