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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Knoellia terrae

Name: Knoellia terrae Zhang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the earth, referring to the organism being isolated from soil

Pronunciation, gender: TER-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CPCC 206435; CXZ904; KCTC 59271

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16S rRNA gene: PV247681 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang J, Mou T, Li CJ, Bai JL, Yu LY, Chen HH, Zhang YQ. Knoellia altitudinis sp. nov., Knoellia pratensis sp. nov., Knoellia terrae sp. nov. and Knoellia tibetensis sp. nov., four novel UV radiation-resistant actinobacteria isolated from Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6855.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6926.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Knoellia Groth et al. 2002

Assigned by: Zhang J, Mou T, Li CJ, Bai JL, Yu LY, Chen HH, Zhang YQ. Knoellia altitudinis sp. nov., Knoellia pratensis sp. nov., Knoellia terrae sp. nov. and Knoellia tibetensis sp. nov., four novel UV radiation-resistant actinobacteria isolated from Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6855.

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Record number: 66960
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