Name: Kiritimatiella glycovorans Spring et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gly.co.vo.rans. from Gr. masc. adj. glykys, sweet, referring to glucose; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. part. adj. glycovorans, eating glucose

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 26986; JCM 19195; L21-Fru-AB

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC665948 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Spring S, Bunk B, Sproer C, Schumann P, Rohde M, Tindall BJ, Klenk HP. Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum. ISME J 2016; 10:2801-2816.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 174. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:529-531.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kiritimatiella Spring et al. 2017. Publication: Spring S, Bunk B, Sproer C, Schumann P, Rohde M, Tindall BJ, Klenk HP. Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum. ISME J 2016; 10:2801-2816.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Kiritimatiella Spring et al. 2017

Assigned by: Spring S, Bunk B, Sproer C, Schumann P, Rohde M, Tindall BJ, Klenk HP. Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum. ISME J 2016; 10:2801-2816.

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Record number: 794081