Name: Knoellia locipacati Shin et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lo.ci.pa.ca’ti. L. masc. n. locus, a place, country region; L. masc. perf. part. pacatus, pacified, peaceful, quiet; N.L. gen. masc. n. locipacati, of a peaceful place

Pronunciation, gender: lo-ki-pa-KA-ti, feminine

Type strain: DMZ1; JCM 17313; KACC 15114

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16S rRNA gene: HQ171909 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shin NR, Roh SW, Kim MS, Jung MJ, Whon TW, Bae JW. Knoellia locipacati sp. nov., from soil of the Demilitarized Zone in South Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:342-346.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1020.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Knoellia Groth et al. 2002

Assigned by: Shin NR, Roh SW, Kim MS, Jung MJ, Whon TW, Bae JW. Knoellia locipacati sp. nov., from soil of the Demilitarized Zone in South Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:342-346.

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Record number: 789696