Name: Breznakiella homolactica Song et al. 2022
Etymology: ho.mo.lac’ti.ca. Gr. masc. adj. homoios, the same, similar; N.L. neut. n. acidum lacticum, lactic acid; N.L. fem. adj. homolactica, referring to a metabolic analogy to other bacteria with homolactic fermentation
Type strain: DSM 111054; JCM 39135; RmG30
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16S rRNA gene: MW396710 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Song Y, Herve V, Radek R, Pfeiffer F, Zheng H, Brune A. Characterization and phylogenomic analysis of Breznakiella homolactica gen. nov. sp. nov. indicate that termite gut treponemes evolved from non-acetogenic spirochetes in cockroaches. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:4228-4245.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Breznakiella Song et al. 2022
Assigned by: Song Y, Herve V, Radek R, Pfeiffer F, Zheng H, Brune A. Characterization and phylogenomic analysis of Breznakiella homolactica gen. nov. sp. nov. indicate that termite gut treponemes evolved from non-acetogenic spirochetes in cockroaches. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:4228-4245.
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Record number: 26583