Species Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis

Name: Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis Xue et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xin.jiang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xinjiangensis, of or pertaining to Xinjiang, an autonomous region in north-west China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ter-e-ry-t^hro-BAK-ter xin-jian͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 207166; CIP 110125; S3-63

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM028673 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xue X, Zhang K, Cai F, Dai J, Wang Y, Rahman E, Peng F, Fang C. Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert sand, and emended description of the genus Altererythrobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:28-32. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Altericroceibacterium xinjiangense (Xue et al. 2012) Xu et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Altericroceibacterium xinjiangense (Xue et al. 2012) Xu et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis 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 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Altererythrobacter Kwon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Xue X, Zhang K, Cai F, Dai J, Wang Y, Rahman E, Peng F, Fang C. Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert sand, and emended description of the genus Altererythrobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:28-32. 🇨🇳

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