Name: Calidifontibacter terrae Dahal et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of soil, referring to the isolation source of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: JCM 31558; KACC 18906; KEMB 9005-404; R161

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KU881047 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dahal RH, Shim DS, Kim JY, Kim J. Calidifontibacter terrae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from soil, with potential applications in cosmetics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1925-1931.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Calidifontibacter Ruckmani et al. 2011

Assigned by: Dahal RH, Shim DS, Kim JY, Kim J. Calidifontibacter terrae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from soil, with potential applications in cosmetics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1925-1931.

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Record number: 795385