Name: Tuwongella immobilis Seeger et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: im.mo’bi.lis. L. fem. adj. immobilis, non-motile, referring to a non-motile member of the family Planctomycetaceae

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 69661; DSM 105045; MBLW1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ811525 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Seeger C, Butler MK, Yee B, Mahajan M, Fuerst JA, Andersson SGE. Tuwongella immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel non-motile bacterium within the phylum Planctomycetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4923-4929.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tuwongella Seeger et al. 2017. Publication: Seeger C, Butler MK, Yee B, Mahajan M, Fuerst JA, Andersson SGE. Tuwongella immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel non-motile bacterium within the phylum Planctomycetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4923-4929.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is classified as Planctomycetaceae and affiliates within the Gemmataceae, and its classification needs revision". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Tuwongella Seeger et al. 2017

Assigned by: Seeger C, Butler MK, Yee B, Mahajan M, Fuerst JA, Andersson SGE. Tuwongella immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel non-motile bacterium within the phylum Planctomycetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4923-4929.

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