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Species Neisseria zalophi
Name: Neisseria zalophi Volokhov et al. 2018
Etymology: za.lo’phi. N.L. gen. masc. n. zalophi, of Zalophus californianus, the species isolated from Zalophus californianus
Pronunciation, gender: za-LO-phi, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2455; CSL 7565; DSM 102031; NCTC 14308
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ876273
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Volokhov DV, Amselle M, Bodeis-Jones S, Delmonte P, Zhang S, Davidson MK, Gulland FM, Chizhikov VE. Neisseria zalophi sp. nov., isolated from oral cavity of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Arch Microbiol 2018; 200:819-828. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 183. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2707-2709.
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 -0.02678 (N = 7).
- 🎓 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: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Volokhov DV, Amselle M, Bodeis-Jones S, Delmonte P, Zhang S, Davidson MK, Gulland FM, Chizhikov VE. Neisseria zalophi sp. nov., isolated from oral cavity of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Arch Microbiol 2018; 200:819-828.
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Record number: 797869
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