Name: Blastochloris gulmargensis Venkata Ramana et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gul.mar.gen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. gulmargensis, of or pertaining to Gulmarg, a hilly resort in Kashmir, India, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: gul-mar-GEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 19786; JA248; JCM 14795

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16S rRNA gene: AM502287 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Venkata Ramana V, Kapoor S, Shobha E, Ramprasad EV, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Blastochloris gulmargensis sp. nov., isolated from an epilithic phototrophic biofilm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1811-1816.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 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. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Blastochloris Hiraishi 1997

Assigned by: Venkata Ramana V, Kapoor S, Shobha E, Ramprasad EV, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Blastochloris gulmargensis sp. nov., isolated from an epilithic phototrophic biofilm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1811-1816.

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Record number: 786851