Name: Williamsia limnetica Sazak and Sahin 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lim.ne’ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. limnetica, limnetic, isolated from lake sediment, the source of the organism; from Gr. fem. n. limnê, lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lim-NE-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 45521; KCTC 19981; L1505; NRRL B-24829

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16S rRNA gene: HQ157192 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sazak A, Sahin N. Williamsia limnetica sp. nov., isolated from a limnetic lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1414-1418. 🇹🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Williamsia Kämpfer et al. 1999

Assigned by: Sazak A, Sahin N. Williamsia limnetica sp. nov., isolated from a limnetic lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1414-1418. 🇹🇷

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Record number: 789916