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Species Williamwhitmania taraxaci
Name: Williamwhitmania taraxaci Pikuta et al. 2017
Etymology: ta.ra’xa.ci. N.L. gen. neut. n. taraxaci, of Taraxacum pertaining to the dandelion seed head, the shape possessed by cells of the original culture
Type strain: A7P-90m; DSM 100563; JCM 30888
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KR072685
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Pikuta EV, Lyu Z, Hoover RB, Liu Y, Patel NB, Busse HJ, Lawson PA. Williamwhitmania taraxaci gen. nov., sp. nov., a proteolytic anaerobe with a novel type of cytology from Lake Untersee in Antarctica, description of Williamwhitmaniaceae fam. nov., and emendation of the order Bacteroidales Krieg 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4132-4145. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Williamwhitmania Pikuta et al. 2017.
Publication:
Pikuta EV, Lyu Z, Hoover RB, Liu Y, Patel NB, Busse HJ, Lawson PA. Williamwhitmania taraxaci gen. nov., sp. nov., a proteolytic anaerobe with a novel type of cytology from Lake Untersee in Antarctica, description of Williamwhitmaniaceae fam. nov., and emendation of the order Bacteroidales Krieg 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4132-4145.
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019).
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Williamwhitmania Pikuta et al. 2017.
Publication:
Pikuta EV, Lyu Z, Hoover RB, Liu Y, Patel NB, Busse HJ, Lawson PA. Williamwhitmania taraxaci gen. nov., sp. nov., a proteolytic anaerobe with a novel type of cytology from Lake Untersee in Antarctica, description of Williamwhitmaniaceae fam. nov., and emendation of the order Bacteroidales Krieg 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4132-4145.
Parent taxon: Williamwhitmania Pikuta et al. 2017
Assigned by:
Pikuta EV, Lyu Z, Hoover RB, Liu Y, Patel NB, Busse HJ, Lawson PA. Williamwhitmania taraxaci gen. nov., sp. nov., a proteolytic anaerobe with a novel type of cytology from Lake Untersee in Antarctica, description of Williamwhitmaniaceae fam. nov., and emendation of the order Bacteroidales Krieg 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4132-4145.
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Record number: 796067
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