Species Chimaereicella boritolerans

Name: Chimaereicella boritolerans Ahmed et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.ri.to’le.rans. N.L. neut. n. borum, boron; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. fem. part. adj. boritolerans, boron-tolerating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hi-ma͡e-re-i-KEL-la bo-ri-TO-le-rans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1189; DSM 17298; NBRC 101277; T-22

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB197852 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ahmed I, Yokota A, Fujiwara T. Chimaereicella boritolerans sp. nov., a boron-tolerant and alkaliphilic bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:986-992. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Algoriphagus boritolerans (Ahmed et al. 2007) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Algoriphagus boritolerans (Ahmed et al. 2007) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chimaereicella boritolerans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Chimaereicella.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Chimaereicella Tiago et al. 2006

Assigned by: Ahmed I, Yokota A, Fujiwara T. Chimaereicella boritolerans sp. nov., a boron-tolerant and alkaliphilic bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:986-992. 🇯🇵

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