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Genus Glaciibacter
Name: Glaciibacter Katayama et al. 2009
Etymology: Gla.ci.i.bac’ter. L. fem. n. glacies, ice; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Glaciibacter, a rod of the ice [probably better: Glacieibacter]
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Glaciibacter-), gla-ki-i-BAK-ter
Type species: Glaciibacter superstes Katayama et al. 2009
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Katayama T, Kato T, Tanaka M, Douglas TA, Brouchkov A, Fukuda M, Tomita F, Asano K. Glaciibacter superstes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a permafrost ice wedge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:482-486. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1259-1261.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Gtari et al. 2025
Gtari M, Boussoufa D, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Sbissi I. Taxonomic rearrangement of Salinibacterium, Leifsonia, Diaminobutyricibacter, Antiquaquibacter, Homoserinimonas and Glaciibacter: refining genus boundaries and proposal of two new genera - Orlajensenia gen. nov. and Leifsonella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6809.
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6862.
Notes:- ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 1 species from the genus.
- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.
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Gtari et al. 2025
Gtari M, Boussoufa D, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Sbissi I. Taxonomic rearrangement of Salinibacterium, Leifsonia, Diaminobutyricibacter, Antiquaquibacter, Homoserinimonas and Glaciibacter: refining genus boundaries and proposal of two new genera - Orlajensenia gen. nov. and Leifsonella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6809.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06627 (N = 8).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCCB: 2; NBRC: 2; DSM: 2; JCM: 1; AHU: 1; LMG: 1; CGMCC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Glaciibacter flavus An et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP synonym Glaciibacter kafniensis (Pindi et al. 2009) Gtari et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Glaciibacter psychrotolerans (Ganzert et al. 2011) Gtari et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Glaciibacter superstes Katayama et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Katayama T, Kato T, Tanaka M, Douglas TA, Brouchkov A, Fukuda M, Tomita F, Asano K. Glaciibacter superstes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a permafrost ice wedge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:482-486.
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Record number: 517848
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