Name: "Parasaccharibacter apium" Corby-Harris et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a’pi.um. L. gen. fem. pl. n. apium, of bees, referring to the association with bees

Gender: masculine

Type strain: A29

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM014158 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Corby-Harris V, Snyder LA, Schwan MR, Maes P, McFrederick QS, Anderson KE. Origin and effect of Alpha 2.2 Acetobacteraceae in honey bee larvae and description of Parasaccharibacter apium gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:7460-7472.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bombella apis Yun et al. 2017

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bombella apis Yun et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Parasaccharibacter" Corby-Harris et al. 2014. Publication: Corby-Harris V, Snyder LA, Schwan MR, Maes P, McFrederick QS, Anderson KE. Origin and effect of Alpha 2.2 Acetobacteraceae in honey bee larvae and description of Parasaccharibacter apium gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:7460-7472.
  • ⏲ According to Yun et al. (2017), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bombella apis Yun et al. 2017. Publication: Yun JH, Lee JY, Hyun DW, Jung MJ, Bae JW. Bombella apis sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium isolated from the midgut of a honey bee. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2184-2188.

Parent taxon: "Parasaccharibacter" Corby-Harris et al. 2014

Assigned by: Corby-Harris V, Snyder LA, Schwan MR, Maes P, McFrederick QS, Anderson KE. Origin and effect of Alpha 2.2 Acetobacteraceae in honey bee larvae and description of Parasaccharibacter apium gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:7460-7472.

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