Name: Veillonella magna Kraatz and Taras 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mag’na. L. fem. adj. magna, big, referring to the cell size in comparison with other species of the genus Veillonella

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 55454; CIP 109767; DSM 19857; JCM 15053; lac18

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU096495 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kraatz M, Taras D. Veillonella magna sp. nov., isolated from the jejunal mucosa of a healthy pig, and emended description of Veillonella ratti. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2755-2761.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Veillonella Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kraatz M, Taras D. Veillonella magna sp. nov., isolated from the jejunal mucosa of a healthy pig, and emended description of Veillonella ratti. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2755-2761.

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Record number: 787654