Name: Belliella kenyensis Akhwale et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ke.ny.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. kenyensis, pertaining to Kenya, the country from which the sample was collected

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CECT 8551; DSM 46651; No.164

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF976732 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Akhwale JK, Goker M, Rohde M, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Boga HI. Belliella kenyensis sp. nov., isolated from an alkaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:457-462.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Korponai et al. 2023 Korponai K, Szuroczki S, Marton Z, Szabo A, Morais PV, Proenca DN, Toth E, Boros E, Marialigeti K, Felfoldi T. Habitat distribution of the genus Belliella in continental waters and the description of Belliella alkalica sp. nov., Belliella calami sp. nov. and Belliella filtrata sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5928. Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6009.

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Belliella Brettar et al. 2004

Assigned by: Akhwale JK, Goker M, Rohde M, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Boga HI. Belliella kenyensis sp. nov., isolated from an alkaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:457-462.

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Record number: 792522