Name: Microcella Tiago et al. 2005

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mi.cro.cel’la. Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); L. fem. n. cella, a store-room, chamber and in biology a cell; N.L. fem. n. Microcella, a small cell

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Microcell-), mi-kro-KEL-la

Type species: Microcella putealis Tiago et al. 2005

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tiago I, Pires C, Mendes V, Morais PV, da Costa M, Verissimo A. Microcella putealis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-positive alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:479-487. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 105. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1743-1745.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Marinisubtilis Qin et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Chryseoglobus Baik et al. 2010	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Yonghaparkia Yoon et al. 2006	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Tiago et al. 2006 Tiago I, Morais PV, da Costa MS, Verissimo A. Microcella alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a non-saline alkaline groundwater, and emended description of the genus Microcella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2313-2316. 🇵🇹 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Xie et al. 2021 Xie F, Pei S, Huang X, Wang L, Kou J, Zhang G. Microcella flavibacter sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment, and reclassification of Chryseoglobus frigidaquae, Chryseoglobus indicus, and Yonghaparkia alkaliphila as Microcella frigidaquae comb. nov., Microcella indica nom. nov., and Microcella alkalica nom. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:2133-2145. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 36. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5413.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
  • Molina Ayala and Kim 2023 Molina Ayala KM, Kim SB. Description of Microcella humidisoli sp. nov. and Microcella daejeonensis sp. nov., isolated from riverside soil, reclassification of Marinisubtilis pacificus as Microcella pacifica comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Microcella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6150. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6213.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Tiago et al. (2006), Xie et al. (2022). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06373 (N = 3).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 6; JCM: 5; DSM: 4; LMG: 4; CIP: 3; MCCC: 3; CGMCC: 1; GDMCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10
Total number of child taxa: 11

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Microcella aerolata Pan et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella alkalica Xie et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella alkaliphila Tiago et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella daejeonensis Molina Ayala and Kim 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella flavibacter Xie et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella frigidaquae (Baik et al. 2010) Xie et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella humidisoli Molina Ayala and Kim 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Microcella indica" (Pei et al. 2021) Xie et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym
    Microcella indica (Pei et al. 2021) Xie et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella pacifica (Qin et al. 2021) Molina Ayala and Kim 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microcella putealis Tiago et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995

Assigned by: Zhi XY, Li WJ, Stackebrandt E. An update of the structure and 16S rRNA gene sequence-based definition of higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria, with the proposal of two new suborders and four new families and emended descriptions of the existing higher taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:589-608. 🇨🇳

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.517286Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 517286

• Previous versions:

  • Version	Date	JSON
    1	2026-03-31