Name: Moorella caeni Santaella et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cae’ni. L. gen. neut. n. caeni, of sludge

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: moo-REL-la KA͡E-ni, feminine

Type strain: AMP; DSM 21394; JCM 35360

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16S rRNA gene: AY884087 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vecchini Santaella N, Sousa DZ, Stams AJM. Moorella caeni sp. nov., isolated from thermophilic anaerobic sludge from a methanol-fed reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5905. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Neomoorella caeni (Santaella et al. 2023) Gtari and Ventura 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neomoorella caeni (Santaella et al. 2023) Gtari and Ventura 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Moorella Collins et al. 1994

Assigned by: Vecchini Santaella N, Sousa DZ, Stams AJM. Moorella caeni sp. nov., isolated from thermophilic anaerobic sludge from a methanol-fed reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5905. 🇳🇱

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