Name: Selenomonas timonae Antezack et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ti’mo.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. timonae, from Timone, the name of the university hospital in Marseille, France where the strain type was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TI-mo-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 30128; CSUR Q3039; Marseille Q3039

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16S rRNA gene: MT764255 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Antezack A, Boxberger M, Ben Khedher M, La Scola B, Monnet-Corti V. Isolation and description of Selenomonas timonae sp. nov., a novel Selenomonas species detected in a gingivitis patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5040. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Antezack A, Boxberger M, Ben Khedher M, La Scola B, Monnet-Corti V. Isolation and description of Selenomonas timonae sp. nov., a novel Selenomonas species detected in a gingivitis patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5040. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 22898