Name: Biostraticola tofi Verbarg et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: to’fi. L. gen. masc. n. tofi, of/from tufa

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-o-stra-TI-ko-la TO-fi, masculine

Type strain: BF36; CIP 109699; DSM 19580

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM774412 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Cousin S, Brambilla E, Gronow S, Lunsdorf H, Stackebrandt E. Biostraticola tofi gen. nov., spec. nov., a novel member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Curr Microbiol 2008; 56:603-608. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 123. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1993-1994.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Biostraticola Verbarg et al. 2008. Publication: Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Cousin S, Brambilla E, Gronow S, Lunsdorf H, Stackebrandt E. Biostraticola tofi gen. nov., spec. nov., a novel member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Curr Microbiol 2008; 56:603-608. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Biostraticola Verbarg et al. 2008

Assigned by: Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Cousin S, Brambilla E, Gronow S, Lunsdorf H, Stackebrandt E. Biostraticola tofi gen. nov., spec. nov., a novel member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Curr Microbiol 2008; 56:603-608. 🇩🇪

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