Species Paenilisteria portnoyi

Name: Paenilisteria portnoyi (Carlin et al. 2021) Bouznada et al. 2025

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Listeria portnoyi Carlin et al. 2021

Etymology: port.noy’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. portnoyi, named in honour of Dr. Daniel Portnoy for his contributions to our understanding of L. monocytogenes virulence and pathogenicity

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-lis-TE-ri-a port-NOY-i, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 74671; FSL L7-1582; LMG 31921

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT117898 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bouznada K, Belaouni HA, Saker R, Chaabane Chaouch F, Meklat A. Phylogenomic analyses of the Listeriaceae family support species reclassification and proposal of a new family and new genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:18. 🇩🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Listeria portnoyi Carlin et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Listeria portnoyi Carlin et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Paenilisteria portnoyi is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Paenilisteria.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Paenilisteria Bouznada et al. 2025

Assigned by: Bouznada K, Belaouni HA, Saker R, Chaabane Chaouch F, Meklat A. Phylogenomic analyses of the Listeriaceae family support species reclassification and proposal of a new family and new genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:18. 🇩🇿

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Record number: 54542