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Species Pantoea theicola
Name: Pantoea theicola Tanaka et al. 2015
Etymology: the.i’co.la. Gr. fem. n. thea, tea; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. theicola, inhabitant of tea
Pronunciation, gender: … the-I-ko-la, feminine
Type strain: DSM 29212; NBRC 110557; QC88-366
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB907776
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kato Tanaka Y, Horie N, Mochida K, Yoshida Y, Okugawa E, Nanjo F. Pantoea theicola sp. nov., isolated from black tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3313-3319. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mixta theicola (Tanaka et al. 2015) Palmer et al. 2018
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mixta theicola (Tanaka et al. 2015) Palmer et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Pantoea theicola 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 Pantoea.
- 😷 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.
- 🙅 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: Pantoea Gavini et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Kato Tanaka Y, Horie N, Mochida K, Yoshida Y, Okugawa E, Nanjo F. Pantoea theicola sp. nov., isolated from black tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3313-3319. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 793336
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