Name: Nostocoides jenkinsii (McKenzie et al. 2006) Deshmukh and Oren 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Tetrasphaera jenkinsii McKenzie et al. 2006

Etymology: jen.kin’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jenkinsii, of Jenkins, referring to David Jenkins, an American environmental engineer, who has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of the filamentous bacteria causing bulking and foaming in activated sludge processes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … jen-KIN-si-i, neuter

Type strain: Ben 74; DSM 17519; JCM 15590; NCIMB 14128

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16S rRNA gene: DQ007321 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Shuttleworthella gen. nov. and Nostocoides gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Shuttleworthia and Tetrasphaera, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6318. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6391.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tetrasphaera jenkinsii McKenzie et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Nostocoides Deshmukh and Oren 2024

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Shuttleworthella gen. nov. and Nostocoides gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Shuttleworthia and Tetrasphaera, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6318. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 46972