Name: Blastococcus atacamensis Castro et al. 2018
Etymology: a.ta.cam.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. atacamensis, belonging to the Atacama Desert, the source of the isolate
Type strain: NCIMB 15090; NRRL B-65468; P6
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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
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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Record number: 797816