Name: Williamsia limnetica Sazak and Sahin 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lim.ne’ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. limnetica, limnetic, isolated from lake sediment, the source of the organism; from Gr. fem. n. limnê, lake

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 45521; KCTC 19981; L1505; NRRL B-24829

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ157192 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sazak A, Sahin N. Williamsia limnetica sp. nov., isolated from a limnetic lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1414-1418.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Williamsia Kämpfer et al. 1999

Assigned by: Sazak A, Sahin N. Williamsia limnetica sp. nov., isolated from a limnetic lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1414-1418.

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Record number: 789916