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Genus Constrictibacter
Name: Constrictibacter Yamada et al. 2011
Etymology: Con.stric.ti.bac’ter. L. masc. perf. part. constrictus, compressed, contracted; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Constrictibacter, rod with compressed parts
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Constrictibacter-), kon-strik-ti-BAK-ter
Type species: Constrictibacter antarcticus Yamada et al. 2011
Valid publication:
Yamada K, Fukuda W, Kondo Y, Miyoshi Y, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Constrictibacter antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cryptoendolithic micro-organism from Antarctic white rock. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1973-1980. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Stellaceae Hördt et al. 2020.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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🧕 Yamada et al. (2011) assigned this genus to the family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Yamada K, Fukuda W, Kondo Y, Miyoshi Y, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Constrictibacter antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cryptoendolithic micro-organism from Antarctic white rock. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1973-1980.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1; JCM: 1.
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🧕 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Stellaceae Hördt et al. 2020.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Constrictibacter antarcticus Yamada et al. 2011 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Allostellaceae Deshmukh and Oren 2025
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Record number: 518113
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