Name: Pleionea mediterranea Fagervold et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.di.ter.ra’ne.a. L. fem. adj. mediterranea, pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ple͡i-O-ne-a me-di-ter-RA-ne-a, feminine

Type strain: CIP 110343; DSM 25350; MOLA 115

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16S rRNA gene: AM990889 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fagervold SK, Urios L, Intertaglia L, Batailler N, Lebaron P, Suzuki MT. Pleionea mediterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2700-2705. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pleionea Fagervold et al. 2013. Publication: Fagervold SK, Urios L, Intertaglia L, Batailler N, Lebaron P, Suzuki MT. Pleionea mediterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2700-2705. 🇫🇷
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pleionea Fagervold et al. 2013

Assigned by: Fagervold SK, Urios L, Intertaglia L, Batailler N, Lebaron P, Suzuki MT. Pleionea mediterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2700-2705. 🇫🇷

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