Species Altererythrobacter indicus

Name: Altererythrobacter indicus Ramesh Kumar et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, pertaining to India, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ter-e-ry-t^hro-BAK-ter IN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18604; LMG 23789; MSSRF26

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ399262 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kumar NR, Nair S, Langer S, Busse HJ, Kampfer P. Altererythrobacter indicus sp. nov., isolated from wild rice (Porteresia coarctata Tateoka). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:839-844. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Altericroceibacterium indicum (Ramesh Kumar et al. 2008) Xu et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Altericroceibacterium indicum (Ramesh Kumar et al. 2008) Xu et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Altererythrobacter indicus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Altererythrobacter.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Altererythrobacter Kwon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Kumar NR, Nair S, Langer S, Busse HJ, Kampfer P. Altererythrobacter indicus sp. nov., isolated from wild rice (Porteresia coarctata Tateoka). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:839-844. 🇮🇳

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Species Altererythrobacter indicus