Name: Cyanobium gracile Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gra’ci.le. L. neut. adj. gracile, slender

Gender: neuter

Type strain: PCC 6307

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16S rRNA gene: AF001477 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rippka R, Cohen-Bazire G. The cyanobacteriales: a legitimate order based on the type strain Cyanobacterium stanieri? Ann Microbiol (Paris) 1983; 134B:21-36.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cyanobium Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983. Publication: Rippka R, Cohen-Bazire G. The cyanobacteriales: a legitimate order based on the type strain Cyanobacterium stanieri? Ann Microbiol (Paris) 1983; 134B:21-36.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Cyanobium Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983

Assigned by: Rippka R, Cohen-Bazire G. The cyanobacteriales: a legitimate order based on the type strain Cyanobacterium stanieri? Ann Microbiol (Paris) 1983; 134B:21-36.

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Record number: 6717