Name: Snodgrassella gandavensis Cornet et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gan.da.ven’sis. L. fem. adj. gandavensis, of Gandavum, the Latin name for Ghent, referring to the place where these bacteria were first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: snod-gras-SEL-la gan-da-WEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 30450; LMG 30236

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OU943324 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cornet L, Cleenwerck I, Praet J, Leonard RR, Vereecken NJ, Michez D, Smagghe G, Baurain D, Vandamme P. Phylogenomic Analyses of Snodgrassella Isolates from Honeybees and Bumblebees Reveal Taxonomic and Functional Diversity. mSystems 2022; 7:e0150021. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 208. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5592.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Snodgrassella Kwong and Moran 2013

Assigned by: Cornet L, Cleenwerck I, Praet J, Leonard RR, Vereecken NJ, Michez D, Smagghe G, Baurain D, Vandamme P. Phylogenomic Analyses of Snodgrassella Isolates from Honeybees and Bumblebees Reveal Taxonomic and Functional Diversity. mSystems 2022; 7:e0150021. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 29094