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Genus Orlajensenia
Name: Orlajensenia Gtari et al. 2025
Etymology: Or.la.jen.se’ni.a. N.L. fem. n. Orlajensenia, named in honour of Danish bacteriologist Sigurd Orla-Jensen, who first described the genus Microbacterium
Gender: feminine (stem: Orlajenseni-)
Type species: Orlajensenia flava (An et al. 2023) Gtari et al. 2025
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
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. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Glaciibacter Katayama et al. 2009.
Publication:
An DF, Jiang LQ, Zhang K, Li GD, Wang XY, Jiang MG, Lang L, Wang LS, Imhoff JF, Jiang CL, et al. Glaciibacter flavus sp. nov., isolated from a lichen sample. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2439-2444.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 2; KCTC: 1; NBRC: 1; DSM: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Glaciibacter Katayama et al. 2009.
Publication:
An DF, Jiang LQ, Zhang K, Li GD, Wang XY, Jiang MG, Lang L, Wang LS, Imhoff JF, Jiang CL, et al. Glaciibacter flavus sp. nov., isolated from a lichen sample. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2439-2444.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Orlajensenia flava (An et al. 2023) Gtari et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name Orlajensenia leifsoniae Gtari et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
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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Record number: 66133
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