Name: Cognataquiflexum nitidum Gao et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni’ti.dum. L. neut. adj. nitidum, shiny, referring to the morphological characteristics of colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-n͡gnat-a-kwi-FLE-xum NI-ti-dum, neuter

Type strain: CICC 24711; JCM 34222; LQ15W

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16S rRNA gene: MH463943 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gao P, Lu H, Phurbu D, Wu Q, Xing P. Proposal to reclassify Aquiflexum aquatile into a novel genus as Cognataquiflexum aquatile gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Cognataquiflexum nitidum sp. nov. and Cognataquiflexum rubidum sp. nov., isolated from freshwater lakes on the Tibetan Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5653. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5799.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Cognataquiflexum Gao et al. 2022

Assigned by: Gao P, Lu H, Phurbu D, Wu Q, Xing P. Proposal to reclassify Aquiflexum aquatile into a novel genus as Cognataquiflexum aquatile gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Cognataquiflexum nitidum sp. nov. and Cognataquiflexum rubidum sp. nov., isolated from freshwater lakes on the Tibetan Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5653. 🇨🇳

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