Name: Zymobacter palmae Okamoto et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’mae. L. gen. fem. n. palmae, of palm

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51623; DSM 10491; IAM 14233; JCM 21091; NBRC 102412; T109

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF211871 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Okamoto T, Taguchi H, Nakamura K, Ikenaga H, Kuraishi H, Yamasato K. Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:333-337.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Zymobacter Okamoto et al. 1995. Publication: Okamoto T, Taguchi H, Nakamura K, Ikenaga H, Kuraishi H, Yamasato K. Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:333-337.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 18 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Zymobacter Okamoto et al. 1995

Assigned by: Okamoto T, Taguchi H, Nakamura K, Ikenaga H, Kuraishi H, Yamasato K. Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:333-337.

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