Name: Williamsia marianensis Pathom-aree et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri.an.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. marianensis, of or pertaining to the Mariana Trench, the source of the type strain

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 44944; JCM 14345; MT8; NCIMB 14085

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF410357 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pathom-Aree W, Nogi Y, Sutcliffe IC, Ward AC, Horikoshi K, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Williamsia marianensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1123-1126.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1719-1720.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Williamsia Kämpfer et al. 1999

Assigned by: Pathom-Aree W, Nogi Y, Sutcliffe IC, Ward AC, Horikoshi K, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Williamsia marianensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1123-1126.

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Record number: 783104