Name: Nevskia persephonica Leandro et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per.se.pho’ni.ca. Gr. fem. n. Persephonê, Persephone; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. persephonica, pertaining to Persephone, Greek goddess of the Underworld, i.e. isolated from a deep aquifer

Pronunciation, gender: per-se-P^HO-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: CECT 7975; DSM 24987; G6M-30

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16S rRNA gene: JQ710441 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Leandro T, Franca L, Nobre MF, Schumann P, Rossello-Mora R, da Costa MS. Nevskia aquatilis sp. nov. and Nevskia persephonica sp. nov., isolated from a mineral water aquifer and the emended description of the genus Nevskia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:297-301.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 151. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1577-1580.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Nevskia Famintzin 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Leandro T, Franca L, Nobre MF, Schumann P, Rossello-Mora R, da Costa MS. Nevskia aquatilis sp. nov. and Nevskia persephonica sp. nov., isolated from a mineral water aquifer and the emended description of the genus Nevskia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:297-301.

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Record number: 790729