Name: Demetria terragena Groth et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter.ra’ge.na. L. fem. n. terra, soil; N.L. adj. suff. -genus -gena -genum, suffix denoting an origin; N.L. fem. adj. terragena, coming from soil [probably better: terrigena]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ter-RA-ge-na, feminine

Type strain: CIP 105501; DSM 11295; HK1 0089T; HKI 89; IFO 16164; JCM 11480; NBRC 16164

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16S rRNA gene: Y14152 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Groth I, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Martin K, Schuetze B, Augsten K. Demetria terragena gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of actinomycetes isolated from compost soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1129-1133. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Demetria Groth et al. 1997. Publication: Groth I, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Martin K, Schuetze B, Augsten K. Demetria terragena gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of actinomycetes isolated from compost soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1129-1133. 🇩🇪
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Demetria Groth et al. 1997

Assigned by: Groth I, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Martin K, Schuetze B, Augsten K. Demetria terragena gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of actinomycetes isolated from compost soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1129-1133. 🇩🇪

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