Name: Geothrix limicola Itoh et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.mi’co.la. L. masc. n. limus, mud; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; L. masc./fem. n. limicola, mud-dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-MI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: MCCC 1K04014; NBRC 114025; Red804

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16S rRNA gene: LC505068 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Itoh H, Sugisawa Y, Mise K, Xu Z, Kuniyasu M, Ushijima N, Kawano K, Kobayashi E, Shiratori Y, Masuda Y, et al. Mesoterricola silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov., Mesoterricola sediminis sp. nov., Geothrix oryzae sp. nov., Geothrix edaphica sp. nov., Geothrix rubra sp. nov., and Geothrix limicola sp. nov., six novel members of Acidobacteriota isolated from soils. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2023; 73:0. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6158.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Geothrix Coates et al. 1999

Assigned by: Itoh H, Sugisawa Y, Mise K, Xu Z, Kuniyasu M, Ushijima N, Kawano K, Kobayashi E, Shiratori Y, Masuda Y, et al. Mesoterricola silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov., Mesoterricola sediminis sp. nov., Geothrix oryzae sp. nov., Geothrix edaphica sp. nov., Geothrix rubra sp. nov., and Geothrix limicola sp. nov., six novel members of Acidobacteriota isolated from soils. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2023; 73:0. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 40269