Name: Geomicrobium sediminis Xiong et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of a sediment

Pronunciation, gender: se-DI-mi-nis, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2013245; DSM 25540; JCM 18144; YIM M13075

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF040368 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Xiong ZJ, Zhang YG, Zhang DF, Liu BB, Li L, Zhang XM, Xu LH, Li WJ. Geomicrobium sediminis sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from a sediment sample collected from the South China Sea, and emended description of the genus Geomicrobium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1177-1183.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 156. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:693-696.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Geomicrobium Echigo et al. 2010

Assigned by: Xiong ZJ, Zhang YG, Zhang DF, Liu BB, Li L, Zhang XM, Xu LH, Li WJ. Geomicrobium sediminis sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from a sediment sample collected from the South China Sea, and emended description of the genus Geomicrobium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1177-1183.

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Record number: 791347