Name: Derxia lacustris Chen et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cus’tris. N.L. masc./fem. adj. lacustris, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated; from L. gen. masc. n. lacus, a lake

Gender: feminine

Type strain: BCRC 80208; HL-12; KCTC 23311

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM046412 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Huang WC, Sheu SY. Derxia lacustris sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:965-970.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Derxia Jensen et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chen WM, Huang WC, Sheu SY. Derxia lacustris sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:965-970.

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Record number: 790596