Name: Skermanella aerolata Weon et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.e.ro.la’ta. Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; L. masc. perf. part. latus, carried (also as adjective); N.L. fem. part. adj. aerolata, airborne

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sker-ma-NEL-la a-e-ro-LA-ta, feminine

Type strain: 5416T-32; DSM 18479; KACC 11604

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ672568 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Weon HY, Kim BY, Hong SB, Joa JH, Nam SS, Lee KH, Kwon SW. Skermanella aerolata sp. nov., isolated from air, and emended description of the genus Skermanella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1539-1542. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). 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: Skermanella Sly and Stackebrandt 1999

Assigned by: Weon HY, Kim BY, Hong SB, Joa JH, Nam SS, Lee KH, Kwon SW. Skermanella aerolata sp. nov., isolated from air, and emended description of the genus Skermanella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1539-1542. 🇰🇷

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