Name: Glycocaulis abyssi Abraham et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.bys’si. L. fem. n. abyssus, depth; L. gen. masc./fem. n. abyssi, of/from the depth

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 62981; LMG 27140; MCS 33

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16S rRNA gene: AJ227811 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abraham WR, Lunsdorf H, Vancanneyt M, Smit J. Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2207-2215.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Glycocaulis Abraham et al. 2013. Publication: Abraham WR, Lunsdorf H, Vancanneyt M, Smit J. Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2207-2215.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Glycocaulis Abraham et al. 2013

Assigned by: Abraham WR, Lunsdorf H, Vancanneyt M, Smit J. Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2207-2215.

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Record number: 790869