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Species Cryobacterium roopkundense
Name: Cryobacterium roopkundense Reddy et al. 2010
Etymology: roop.kun.den’se. N.L. neut. adj. roopkundense, of or pertaining to Lake Roopkund, the area from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: roop-kun-DEN-se, neuter
Type strain: DSM 21065; JCM 15131; RuGl7
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EF467640
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Reddy GS, Pradhan S, Manorama R, Shivaji S. Cryobacterium roopkundense sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from glacial soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:866-870. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13119 (N = 51).
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Parent taxon: Cryobacterium Suzuki et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Reddy GS, Pradhan S, Manorama R, Shivaji S. Cryobacterium roopkundense sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from glacial soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:866-870.
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Record number: 788461
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