Name: Acidicapsa borealis Kulichevskaya et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.re.a’lis. L. fem. adj. borealis, pertaining to the north, boreal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-KAP-sa bo-re-A-lis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 23886; KA1; LMG 25897; VKM B-2678

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16S rRNA gene: FR774763 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kulichevskaya IS, Kostina LA, Valaskova V, Rijpstra WI, Damste JS, de Boer W, Dedysh SN. Acidicapsa borealis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Acidicapsa ligni sp. nov., subdivision 1 Acidobacteria from Sphagnum peat and decaying wood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1512-1520. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidicapsa Kulichevskaya et al. 2012. Publication: Kulichevskaya IS, Kostina LA, Valaskova V, Rijpstra WI, Damste JS, de Boer W, Dedysh SN. Acidicapsa borealis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Acidicapsa ligni sp. nov., subdivision 1 Acidobacteria from Sphagnum peat and decaying wood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1512-1520. 🇷🇺
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acidicapsa Kulichevskaya et al. 2012

Assigned by: Kulichevskaya IS, Kostina LA, Valaskova V, Rijpstra WI, Damste JS, de Boer W, Dedysh SN. Acidicapsa borealis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Acidicapsa ligni sp. nov., subdivision 1 Acidobacteria from Sphagnum peat and decaying wood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1512-1520. 🇷🇺

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