Name: Geodermatophilus pulveris Hezbri et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pul’ve.ris. L. gen. masc. n. pulveris, of dust, referring to the isolation source

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BMG 825; CECT 9003; DSM 46839

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN626270 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hezbri K, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Montero-Calasanz MD, Nouioui I, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Gtari M. Geodermatophilus pulveris sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant actinobacterium isolated from the Sahara desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3828-3834.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • 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.

• 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.
  • 🧍 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: Hezbri K, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Montero-Calasanz MD, Nouioui I, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Gtari M. Geodermatophilus pulveris sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant actinobacterium isolated from the Sahara desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3828-3834.

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