Species Paenalcaligenes hermetiae

Name: Paenalcaligenes hermetiae Lee et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: her.me’ti.ae. N.L. fem. n. Hermetia, a scientific zoological generic name; N.L. gen. fem. n. hermetiae, of Hermetia, isolated from larval gut of Hermetia illucens (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡en-al-ka-LI-ge-nes her-ME-ti-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: JCM 18423; KACC 16840; KBL009

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN873915 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee YY, Lee JK, Park KH, Kim SY, Roh SW, Lee SB, Choi Y, Lee SJ. Paenalcaligenes hermetiae sp. nov., isolated from the larval gut of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), and emended description of the genus Paenalcaligenes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4224-4229. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Paenalcaligenes Kämpfer et al. 2010

Assigned by: Lee YY, Lee JK, Park KH, Kim SY, Roh SW, Lee SB, Choi Y, Lee SJ. Paenalcaligenes hermetiae sp. nov., isolated from the larval gut of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), and emended description of the genus Paenalcaligenes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4224-4229. 🇰🇷

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