Name: Geodermatophilus taihuensis Qu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.hu.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. taihuensis, of or pertaining to Taihu Lake, the source of the sediment from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: tai-hu-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 3-wff-81; CGMCC 1.12303; DSM 45962; NBRC 109416

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX294478 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Qu JH, Hui M, Qu JY, Wang FF, Li HF, Hu YS, Luo Y, Cai JP. Geodermatophilus taihuensis sp. nov., isolated from the interfacial sediment of a eutrophic lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4108-4112.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Klenkia taihuensis (Qu et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klenkia taihuensis (Qu et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geodermatophilus taihuensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Geodermatophilus.
  • 😷 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: Qu JH, Hui M, Qu JY, Wang FF, Li HF, Hu YS, Luo Y, Cai JP. Geodermatophilus taihuensis sp. nov., isolated from the interfacial sediment of a eutrophic lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4108-4112.

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