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Species Weissella ceti
Name: Weissella ceti Vela et al. 2011
Etymology: ce’ti. L. gen. masc. n. ceti, of a whale
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KE-ti, feminine
Type strain: 1119-1A-09; CCUG 59653; CECT 7719
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16S rRNA gene:
FN813251
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Vela AI, Fernandez A, de Quiros YB, Herraez P, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Weissella ceti sp. nov., isolated from beaked whales (Mesoplodon bidens). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2758-2762. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:261-262.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 15 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Weissella Collins et al. 1994
Assigned by:
Vela AI, Fernandez A, de Quiros YB, Herraez P, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Weissella ceti sp. nov., isolated from beaked whales (Mesoplodon bidens). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2758-2762. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 789562
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