Name: Derxia lacustris Chen et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … la-KUS-tris, feminine

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

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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. — 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 2025-06-04.

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