Name: Blastococcus xanthinilyticus Hezbri et al. 2018
Etymology: xan.thi.ni.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. xanthinum, xanthine; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. xanthinilyticus, hydrolysing xanthine
Type strain: BMG 862; CECT 8884; DSM 46842
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16S rRNA gene: LN626275 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Hezbri K, Nouioui I, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Gtari M, Klenk HP, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Ghodhbane-Gtari F. Blastococcus xanthinilyticus sp. nov., isolated from monument. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1177-1183.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Hezbri K, Nouioui I, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Gtari M, Klenk HP, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Ghodhbane-Gtari F. Blastococcus xanthinilyticus sp. nov., isolated from monument. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1177-1183.
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Record number: 795946