Species Blastococcus atacamensis

Name: Blastococcus atacamensis Castro et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ta.ca.men’sis. N.L. masc. adj. atacamensis, belonging to the Atacama Desert, the source of the isolate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: blas-to-KOK-kus a-ta-ka-MEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: NCIMB 15090; NRRL B-65468; P6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX926540 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Castro JF, Nouioui I, Sangal V, Choi S, Yang SJ, Kim BY, Trujillo ME, Riesco R, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Rahmani TPD, et al. Blastococcus atacamensis sp. nov., a novel strain adapted to life in the Yungay core region of the Atacama Desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2712-2721. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06717 (N = 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Castro JF, Nouioui I, Sangal V, Choi S, Yang SJ, Kim BY, Trujillo ME, Riesco R, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Rahmani TPD, et al. Blastococcus atacamensis sp. nov., a novel strain adapted to life in the Yungay core region of the Atacama Desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2712-2721. 🇬🇧

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