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

Gender: 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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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