Name: Glaciimonas alpina Frasson et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.pi’na. L. fem. adj. alpina, of or pertaining to the Alps, alpine, referring to the isolation of the strains from alpine environments

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCOS 761; Cr9-12; DSM 22814

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: HM756647 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Frasson D, Udovicic M, Frey B, Lapanje A, Zhang DC, Margesin R, Sievers M. Glaciimonas alpina sp. nov. isolated from alpine glaciers and reclassification of Glaciimonas immobilis Cr9-12 as the type strain of Glaciimonas alpina sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1779-1785.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2784-2785.

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.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Glaciimonas immobilis Zhang et al. 2011. Publication: Zhang DC, Redzic M, Schinner F, Margesin R. Glaciimonas immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Oxalobacteraceae isolated from alpine glacier cryoconite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2186-2190. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2797-2798.

Parent taxon: Glaciimonas Zhang et al. 2011

Assigned by: Frasson D, Udovicic M, Frey B, Lapanje A, Zhang DC, Margesin R, Sievers M. Glaciimonas alpina sp. nov. isolated from alpine glaciers and reclassification of Glaciimonas immobilis Cr9-12 as the type strain of Glaciimonas alpina sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1779-1785.

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