Name: Georgenia deserti Hozzein et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ser’ti. L. gen. neut. n. deserti, of or pertaining to a desert, referring to the source of the sample used for isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: de-SER-ti, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.15793; KCTC 39987; SYSU D8004

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF347941 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hozzein WN, Yang ZW, Alharbi SA, Alsakkaf WAA, Asem MD, Xiao M, Salam N, Li WJ. Georgenia deserti sp. nov., a halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from a desert sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1135-1139.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• 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. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Georgenia Altenburger et al. 2002

Assigned by: Hozzein WN, Yang ZW, Alharbi SA, Alsakkaf WAA, Asem MD, Xiao M, Salam N, Li WJ. Georgenia deserti sp. nov., a halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from a desert sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1135-1139.

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Record number: 797630