Name: Blastococcus capsensis Hezbri et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cap.sen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. capsensis, of or belonging to Capsa, the archaeological city now known as Gafsa located in southeast Tunisia, where the bacterium was collected

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: blas-to-KOK-kus kap-SEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BMG 804; CECT 8876; DSM 46835

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN626274 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hezbri K, Louati M, Nouioui I, Gtari M, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Montero-Calasanz MD. Blastococcus capsensis sp. nov., isolated from an archaeological Roman pool and emended description of the genus Blastococcus, B. aggregatus, B. saxobsidens, B. jejuensis and B. endophyticus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4864-4872. 🇹🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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

Assigned by: Hezbri K, Louati M, Nouioui I, Gtari M, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Montero-Calasanz MD. Blastococcus capsensis sp. nov., isolated from an archaeological Roman pool and emended description of the genus Blastococcus, B. aggregatus, B. saxobsidens, B. jejuensis and B. endophyticus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4864-4872. 🇹🇳

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