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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Altererythrobacter indicus Ramesh Kumar et al. 2008

Etymology: in’di.cum. L. neut. adj. indicum, pertaining to India, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 18604; LMG 23789; MSSRF26

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ399262 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Altererythrobacter indicus Ramesh Kumar et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Altericroceibacterium Xu et al. 2020. Publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Altericroceibacterium Xu et al. 2020

Assigned by: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495.

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Record number: 12803