Name: Zimmermannella helvola Lin et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hel’vo.la. L. fem. adj. helvola, pale yellow

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 13715; DSM 20419; IAM 14726; IFO 15775; JCM 9491; NBRC 15775; TISTR 1509

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77440 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lin YC, Uemori K, de Briel DA, Arunpairojana V, Yokota A. Zimmermannella helvola gen. nov., sp. nov., Zimmermannella alba sp. nov., Zimmermannella bifida sp. nov., Zimmermannella faecalis sp. nov. and Leucobacter albus sp. nov., novel members of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1669-1676.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudoclavibacter helvolus Manaia et al. 2004

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudoclavibacter helvolus Manaia et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Zimmermannella Lin et al. 2004. Publication: Lin YC, Uemori K, de Briel DA, Arunpairojana V, Yokota A. Zimmermannella helvola gen. nov., sp. nov., Zimmermannella alba sp. nov., Zimmermannella bifida sp. nov., Zimmermannella faecalis sp. nov. and Leucobacter albus sp. nov., novel members of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1669-1676.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Later homotypic synonym of Pseudoclavibacter helvolus and therefore illegitimate. — 🧍 The name Zimmermannella helvola is a later homotypic synonym of the name Pseudoclavibacter helvolus Manaia et al. 2004 (Rule 24a). Strict application of the Rules indicates that the species name Zimmermannella helvola Lin et al. 2004 is illegitimate [Rule 51b (1)]. Publication: Manaia CM, Nogales B, Weiss N, Nunes OC. Gulosibacter molinativorax gen. nov., sp. nov., a molinate-degrading bacterium, and classification of 'Brevibacterium helvolum' DSM 20419 as Pseudoclavibacter helvolus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:783-789.

Parent taxon: Zimmermannella Lin et al. 2004

Assigned by: Lin YC, Uemori K, de Briel DA, Arunpairojana V, Yokota A. Zimmermannella helvola gen. nov., sp. nov., Zimmermannella alba sp. nov., Zimmermannella bifida sp. nov., Zimmermannella faecalis sp. nov. and Leucobacter albus sp. nov., novel members of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1669-1676.

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