Name: Georgenia muralis Altenburger et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. muralis, pertaining or belonging to walls

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-or-GE-ni-a mu-RA-lis, feminine

Type strain: 1A-C; CCM 4963; DSM 14418; JCM 12241; NBRC 103560

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB455495 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Altenburger P, Kampfer P, Schumann P, Vybiral D, Lubitz W, Busse HJ. Georgenia muralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a medieval wall painting. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:875-881. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Georgenia Altenburger et al. 2002. Publication: Altenburger P, Kampfer P, Schumann P, Vybiral D, Lubitz W, Busse HJ. Georgenia muralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a medieval wall painting. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:875-881. 🇦🇹
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Georgenia Altenburger et al. 2002

Assigned by: Altenburger P, Kampfer P, Schumann P, Vybiral D, Lubitz W, Busse HJ. Georgenia muralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a medieval wall painting. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:875-881. 🇦🇹

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