Name: Blastocatella fastidiosa Foesel et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fas.ti.di.o’sa. L. fem. adj. fastidiosa, fastidious, used to refer to the fastidious character of the strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fas-ti-di-O-sa, feminine

Type strain: A2-16; DSM 25172; LMG 26944

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JQ309130 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Foesel BU, Rohde M, Overmann J. Blastocatella fastidiosa gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from semiarid savanna soil - the first described species of Acidobacteria subdivision 4. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:82-89. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2365-2367.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Pascual et al. 2015 Pascual J, Wust PK, Geppert A, Foesel BU, Huber KJ, Overmann J. Novel isolates double the number of chemotrophic species and allow the first description of higher taxa in Acidobacteria subdivision 4. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:534-544. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 24. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2469-2470.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Blastocatella Foesel et al. 2013. Publication: Foesel BU, Rohde M, Overmann J. Blastocatella fastidiosa gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from semiarid savanna soil - the first described species of Acidobacteria subdivision 4. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:82-89. 🇩🇪
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Misprinted as "Blastocatella versatilis" in a table caption in the publication. Publication: Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Blastocatella Foesel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Foesel BU, Rohde M, Overmann J. Blastocatella fastidiosa gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from semiarid savanna soil - the first described species of Acidobacteria subdivision 4. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:82-89. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790804