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Species Moraxella oblonga
Name: Moraxella oblonga Xie and Yokota 2005
Etymology: ob.lon’ga. L. fem. adj. oblonga, rather long, longish, oblong
Pronunciation, gender: ob-LON-ga, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 29468; DSM 17235; IAM 14971; ICPB 3652; JCM 21442; NBRC 102422
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681778
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Xie CH, Yokota A. Transfer of the misnamed [Alysiella] sp. IAM 14971 (=ATCC 29468) to the genus Moraxella as Moraxella oblonga sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:331-334. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10701 (N = 7).
- 😷 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.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Xie CH, Yokota A. Transfer of the misnamed [Alysiella] sp. IAM 14971 (=ATCC 29468) to the genus Moraxella as Moraxella oblonga sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:331-334. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 778314
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