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Species Geodermatophilus africanus
Name: Geodermatophilus africanus Montero-Calasanz et al. 2013
Etymology: af.ri.ca’nus. L. masc. adj. africanus, of Africa
Type strain: CCUG 62969; CF11/1; DSM 45422; MTCC 11556
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HE654550
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Goker M, Potter G, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Gorbushina AA, Klenk HP. Geodermatophilus africanus sp. nov., a halotolerant actinomycete isolated from Saharan desert sand. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:207-216. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Montero-Calasanz et al. 2017
Montero-Calasanz MDC, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Zhang DF, Yaramis A, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Schumann P, Li WJ, Goker M. Genome-Scale Data Call for a Taxonomic Rearrangement of Geodermatophilaceae. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2501.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 28. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2137-2138.
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Montero-Calasanz et al. 2017
Montero-Calasanz MDC, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Zhang DF, Yaramis A, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Schumann P, Li WJ, Goker M. Genome-Scale Data Call for a Taxonomic Rearrangement of Geodermatophilaceae. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2501.
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
- 😷 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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: Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Goker M, Potter G, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Gorbushina AA, Klenk HP. Geodermatophilus africanus sp. nov., a halotolerant actinomycete isolated from Saharan desert sand. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:207-216.
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Record number: 791216
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