Name: Nevskia ramosa Famintzin 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.mo’sa. L. fem. adj. ramosa, having many branches, branchy

Pronunciation, gender: ra-MO-sa, feminine

Type strain: DSM 11499; Soe1

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16S rRNA gene: AJ001010 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Famintzin A. Eine neue Bacterienform: Nevskia ramosa. Bulletin of the Academy of Science St. Petersbourg New Series 2 1892; 34:481-486.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nevskia Famintzin 1892 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Famintzin A. Eine neue Bacterienform: Nevskia ramosa. Bulletin of the Academy of Science St. Petersbourg New Series 2 1892; 34:481-486.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Stürmeyer et al. 1998, the strain DSM 11499 is cited as DSMZ 11499. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
  • 🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, no type strain is designated (Type strain: no culture isolated). The type strain Soe1 = DSM 11499 has been designated by Stürmeyer et al. in accordance with Rule 18f. Publication: Sturmeyer H, Overmann J, Babenzien HD, Cypionka H. Ecophysiological and phylogenetic studies of Nevskia ramosa in pure culture. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:1890-1894.

Parent taxon: Nevskia Famintzin 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Famintzin A. Eine neue Bacterienform: Nevskia ramosa. Bulletin of the Academy of Science St. Petersbourg New Series 2 1892; 34:481-486.

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Record number: 778663