Name: Woodsholea maritima Abraham et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’ti.ma. L. fem. adj. maritima, marine

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-ti-ma, feminine

Type strain: CM243; DSM 17123; LMG 21817; VKM B-1512

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ578476 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abraham WR, Strompl C, Vancanneyt M, Bennasar A, Swings J, Lunsdorf H, Smit J, Moore ER. Woodsholea maritima gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium with a low diversity of polar lipids. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1227-1234.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1911-1913.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Woodsholea Abraham et al. 2004. Publication: Abraham WR, Strompl C, Vancanneyt M, Bennasar A, Swings J, Lunsdorf H, Smit J, Moore ER. Woodsholea maritima gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium with a low diversity of polar lipids. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1227-1234.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Woodsholea Abraham et al. 2004

Assigned by: Abraham WR, Strompl C, Vancanneyt M, Bennasar A, Swings J, Lunsdorf H, Smit J, Moore ER. Woodsholea maritima gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium with a low diversity of polar lipids. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1227-1234.

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