Species Skermanella parooensis

Name: Skermanella parooensis (Skerman et al. 1983) Sly and Stackebrandt 1999

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis Skerman et al. 1983

Etymology: pa.roo.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. parooensis, belonging/pertaining to the Paroo, referring to the Paroo Channel in southwest Queensland, Australia, the source of the water from which the organism was isolated [probably better: paroonensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sker-ma-NEL-la pa-roo-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ACM 2042; CIP 106994; DSM 9527; UQM 2042

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X90760 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. Description of Skermanella parooensis gen. nov., sp. nov. to accommodate Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis following the transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:541-544. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis Skerman et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Conglomeromonas parooensis" (Skerman et al. 1983) Ben-Dekhil et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Skermanella Sly and Stackebrandt 1999. Publication: Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. Description of Skermanella parooensis gen. nov., sp. nov. to accommodate Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis following the transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:541-544. 🇦🇺
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Skermanella parooensis is a new combination not a new species as cited in the paper by Sly and Stackebrandt 1999. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Parent taxon: Skermanella Sly and Stackebrandt 1999

Assigned by: Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. Description of Skermanella parooensis gen. nov., sp. nov. to accommodate Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis following the transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:541-544. 🇦🇺

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