Name: Gracilimonas tropica Choi et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tro’pi.ca. L. fem. adj. tropica, tropical, of or pertaining to the tropic(s), relating to its isolation from a tropical ocean

Pronunciation, gender: TRO-pi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CL-CB462; DSM 19535; KCCM 90063

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF988655 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi DH, Zhang GI, Noh JH, Kim WS, Cho BC. Gracilimonas tropica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a Synechococcus culture. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1167-1172.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1853-1855.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gracilimonas Choi et al. 2009. Publication: Choi DH, Zhang GI, Noh JH, Kim WS, Cho BC. Gracilimonas tropica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a Synechococcus culture. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1167-1172.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Choi DH, Ahn C, Jang GI, Lapidus A, Han J, Reddy TB, Huntemann M, Pati A, Ivanova N, Markowitz V, et al. High-quality draft genome sequence of Gracilimonas tropica CL-CB462^T (DSM 19535^T), isolated from a Synechococcus culture. Stand Genomic Sci 2015; 10:98.

Parent taxon: Gracilimonas Choi et al. 2009

Assigned by: Choi DH, Zhang GI, Noh JH, Kim WS, Cho BC. Gracilimonas tropica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a Synechococcus culture. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1167-1172.

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