Name: Astrobacterium Potokina et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: As.tro.bac.te’ri.um. Gr. neut. n. astron, star; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a bacterium; N.L. neut. n. Astrobacterium, star-like rosettes forming bacterium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Astrobacteri-), as-tro-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: Astrobacterium formosum Potokina et al. 2026
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Potokina VV, Parshina SN, Merkel AY, Elcheninov AG, Vishnyakova AV, Avtukh AN, Kostrikina NA, Tereshina VM, Litti YV. Astrobacterium formosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrotolerant rosette-forming bacterium from a laboratory psychrophilic EGSB bioreactor. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126640. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Astrobacterium formosum Potokina et al. 2026 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Nitrobacteraceae corrig. Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Potokina VV, Parshina SN, Merkel AY, Elcheninov AG, Vishnyakova AV, Avtukh AN, Kostrikina NA, Tereshina VM, Litti YV. Astrobacterium formosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrotolerant rosette-forming bacterium from a laboratory psychrophilic EGSB bioreactor. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126640. 🇷🇺
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