Name: Mixta theicola (Tanaka et al. 2015) Palmer et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pantoea theicola Tanaka et al. 2015

Etymology: the.i’co.la. Gr. fem. n. thea, tea; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. theicola, inhabitant of tea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^he-I-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 29212; NBRC 110557; QC88-366

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB907776 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Palmer M, Steenkamp ET, Coetzee MPA, Avontuur JR, Chan WY, van Zyl E, Blom J, Venter SN. Mixta gen. nov., a new genus in the Erwiniaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1396-1407. 🇿🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pantoea theicola Tanaka et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Mixta Palmer et al. 2018

Assigned by: Palmer M, Steenkamp ET, Coetzee MPA, Avontuur JR, Chan WY, van Zyl E, Blom J, Venter SN. Mixta gen. nov., a new genus in the Erwiniaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1396-1407. 🇿🇦

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Record number: 798751