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Species Herpetosiphon geysericola
Name: Herpetosiphon geysericola (Copeland 1936) Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: Phormidium geysericola Copeland 1936
Etymology: gey.se.ri’co.la. N.L. neut. n. geysirum, geyser (from Icelandic n. geysir); L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. geysericola, hot spring dweller
Pronunciation, gender: gey-se-RI-ko-la, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 23076; CCUG 48727; DSM 7119
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF039293
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lewin RA. New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Can J Microbiol 1970; 16:517-520. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Leptolyngbya geysericola (Copeland 1936) Anagnostidis 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Phormidium geysericola Copeland 1936 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Herpetosiphon Holt and Lewin 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lewin RA. New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Can J Microbiol 1970; 16:517-520.
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Record number: 776898
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