Name: Granulicella sapmiensis Männistö et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sap.mi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. sapmiensis, of or pertaining to Sapmi Land, the area inhabited by the Sámi people (Sámi, Sápmi)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gra-nu-li-KEL-la sap-mi-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 23136; LMG 26174; S6CTX5A

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: HQ687090 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mannisto MK, Rawat S, Starovoytov V, Haggblom MM. Granulicella arctica sp. nov., Granulicella mallensis sp. nov., Granulicella tundricola sp. nov. and Granulicella sapmiensis sp. nov., novel acidobacteria from tundra soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2097-2106. 🇫🇮

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Granulicella Pankratov and Dedysh 2010

Assigned by: Mannisto MK, Rawat S, Starovoytov V, Haggblom MM. Granulicella arctica sp. nov., Granulicella mallensis sp. nov., Granulicella tundricola sp. nov. and Granulicella sapmiensis sp. nov., novel acidobacteria from tundra soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2097-2106. 🇫🇮

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