Name: Frankia discariae Nouioui et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dis.ca’ri.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. discariae, of Discaria, the host plant origin of isolation of the type strain

Gender: feminine

Type strain: BCU110501; CECT 9042; DSM 46785

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX825919 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Del Carmen Montero-Calasanz M, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Rohde M, Tisa LS, Klenk HP, Gtari M. Frankia discariae sp. nov.: an infective and effective microsymbiont isolated from the root nodule of Discaria trinervis. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:641-647.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 177. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3140-3143.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Parafrankia discariae (Nouioui et al. 2017) Gtari 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Del Carmen Montero-Calasanz M, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Rohde M, Tisa LS, Klenk HP, Gtari M. Frankia discariae sp. nov.: an infective and effective microsymbiont isolated from the root nodule of Discaria trinervis. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:641-647.

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Record number: 795774