Advenella

Advenella is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).^[1] The two members of the genus Tetrathiobacter were transferred to this genus, namely Tetrathiobacter kashmirensis and Tetrathiobacter mimigardefordensis.

Advenella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Alcaligenaceae
Genus:	Advenella
Type species
A. incenata

Etymology

The name Advenella derives from:
Latin advena, a stranger, a foreigner; and ella, a diminutive; Advenella, then, means the little stranger, referring to the fact that the source of these unusual organisms is unknown.^[2]

Species

The genus contains four species (including basonyms and synonyms):^[2]

• A. faeciporci (Matsuoka et al. 2012) ^[3]
• A. incenata (Coenye et al. 2005), type species ^[4]
• A. kashmirensis (Ghosh et al. 2005) ^[4]
• A. mimigardefordensis (Wübbeler et al. 2006) ^[4]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology