Name: Pseudovibrio axinellae O'Halloran et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.xi.nel’lae. N.L. gen. fem. n. axinellae, of Axinella, the genus name of the marine sponge Axinella dissimilis from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: a-xi-NEL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: Ad2; DSM 24994; NCIMB 14761

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN167515 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: O'Halloran JA, Barbosa TM, Morrissey JP, Kennedy J, Dobson AD, O'Gara F. Pseudovibrio axinellae sp. nov., isolated from an Irish marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:141-145.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.21568 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Pseudovibrio Shieh et al. 2004

Assigned by: O'Halloran JA, Barbosa TM, Morrissey JP, Kennedy J, Dobson AD, O'Gara F. Pseudovibrio axinellae sp. nov., isolated from an Irish marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:141-145.

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Record number: 790448