Name: Isosphaera pallida (ex Woronichin 1927) Giovannoni et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: pal’li.da. L. adj. pallidus -a -um, pale, pallid, colorless; L. fem. adj. pallida, pale

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43644; DSM 9630; IS1B

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ231195 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Giovannoni SJ, Schabtach E, Castenholz RW. Isosphaera pallida, gen. and comb. nov., a gliding, budding eubacterium from hot springs. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 147:276-284.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 54. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:619-620.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Isosphaera Giovannoni et al. 1995. Publication: Giovannoni SJ, Schabtach E, Castenholz RW. Isosphaera pallida, gen. and comb. nov., a gliding, budding eubacterium from hot springs. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 147:276-284.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 13 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Nom. rev. / basonym "Isocystis pallida". Publication: Bornet É, Flahault C. Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (quatrième et dernier fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième Série 1886; 7:177-262.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Goker M, Cleland D, Saunders E, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of Isosphaera pallida type strain (IS1B). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:63-71.
  • 🧍 In Validation List no. 54, Isosphaera pallida is erroneously proposed as a new combination. Publication: Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938.

Parent taxon: Isosphaera Giovannoni et al. 1995

Assigned by: Giovannoni SJ, Schabtach E, Castenholz RW. Isosphaera pallida, gen. and comb. nov., a gliding, budding eubacterium from hot springs. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 147:276-284.

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