Name: Vallitalea pronyensis Ben Aissa et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.ny.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. pronyensis, of or belonging to Prony Bay, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: … pro-ny-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 25904; FatNI3; JCM 18391

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC876639 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ben Aissa F, Postec A, Erauso G, Payri C, Pelletier B, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML. Vallitalea pronyensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine alkaline hydrothermal chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1160-1165. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Vallitalea Lakhal et al. 2013

Assigned by: Ben Aissa F, Postec A, Erauso G, Payri C, Pelletier B, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML. Vallitalea pronyensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine alkaline hydrothermal chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1160-1165. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 791667