Name: Blastococcus colisei Hezbri et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.li.se’i. N.L. gen. neut. n. colisei, of the Coliseum Thysdrus, site of isolation of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BMG 822; CECT 8823; DSM 46837

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN626273 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hezbri K, Nouioui I, Rohde M, Schumann P, Gtari M, Klenk HP, Montero-Calasanz MD, Ghodhbane-Gtari F. Blastococcus colisei sp. nov, isolated from an archaeological amphitheatre. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:339-346.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06467 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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

Assigned by: Hezbri K, Nouioui I, Rohde M, Schumann P, Gtari M, Klenk HP, Montero-Calasanz MD, Ghodhbane-Gtari F. Blastococcus colisei sp. nov, isolated from an archaeological amphitheatre. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:339-346.

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Record number: 795339