Name: Verticiella sediminum (Zhang et al. 2014) Vandamme 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Achromobacter sediminum Zhang et al. 2014

Etymology: se.di’mi.num. L. gen. neut. pl. n. sediminum, of sediments, pertaining to the source of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … se-DI-mi-num, feminine

Type strain: DSM 27279; JCM 19223; XH089

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC986352 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vandamme PA. Proposal of Verticiella gen. nov. as replacement for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Verticia Vandamme et al. 2015. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5099-5100. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Achromobacter sediminum Zhang et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Verticia sediminum (Zhang et al. 2014) Vandamme et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Verticiella Vandamme 2016. Publication: Vandamme PA. Proposal of Verticiella gen. nov. as replacement for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Verticia Vandamme et al. 2015. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5099-5100. 🇧🇪
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with Pigmentiphaga and may be reclassified". 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. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 Verticiella is the replacement of the illegitimate homonym Verticia Vandamme et al. 2015 as per Rule 51b of the ICNP. — 🧍 Replaces the illegitimate name Verticia sediminum (Zhang et al. 2014) Vandamme et al. 2015. Publication: Vandamme PA, Peeters C, Cnockaert M, Inganas E, Falsen E, Moore ER, Nunes OC, Manaia CM, Spilker T, LiPuma JJ. Bordetella bronchialis sp. nov., Bordetella flabilis sp. nov. and Bordetella sputigena sp. nov., isolated from human respiratory specimens, and reclassification of Achromobacter sediminum Zhang et al. 2014 as Verticia sediminum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3674-3682. 🇧🇪

Parent taxon: Verticiella Vandamme 2016

Assigned by: Vandamme PA. Proposal of Verticiella gen. nov. as replacement for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Verticia Vandamme et al. 2015. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5099-5100. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 793284