Name: Teredinibacter franksiae Altamia et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: frank’si.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. franksiae, named in honour of microbiologist Diana Franks for her contributions to the characterization of the genus Teredinibacter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: te-re-di-ni-BAK-ter FRANK-si-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-123; Bcs2T; KCTC 62966

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Valid publication: Altamia MA, Shipway JR, Stein D, Betcher MA, Fung JM, Jospin G, Eisen J, Haygood MG, Distel DL. Teredinibacter haidensis sp. nov., Teredinibacter purpureus sp. nov. and Teredinibacter franksiae sp. nov., marine, cellulolytic endosymbiotic bacteria isolated from the gills of the wood-boring mollusc Bankia setacea (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) and emended description of the genus Teredinibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4627. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4766.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 See also Altamia et al. (2026). Publication: Altamia MA, Shipway JR, Stein D, Betcher MA, Fung JM, Jospin G, Eisen J, Haygood MG, Distel DL. Corrigendum: Teredinibacter haidensis sp. nov., Teredinibacter purpureus sp. nov. and Teredinibacter franksiae sp. nov., marine, cellulolytic endosymbiotic bacteria isolated from the gills of the wood-boring mollusc Bankia setacea (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) and emended description of the genus Teredinibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7102. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Teredinibacter Distel et al. 2002

Assigned by: Altamia MA, Shipway JR, Stein D, Betcher MA, Fung JM, Jospin G, Eisen J, Haygood MG, Distel DL. Teredinibacter haidensis sp. nov., Teredinibacter purpureus sp. nov. and Teredinibacter franksiae sp. nov., marine, cellulolytic endosymbiotic bacteria isolated from the gills of the wood-boring mollusc Bankia setacea (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) and emended description of the genus Teredinibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4627. 🇺🇸

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