Name: Malikia granosa Spring et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gra.no’sa. L. fem. adj. granosa, granular

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-LI-ki-a gra-NO-sa, feminine

Type strain: CIP 108194; DSM 15619; JCM 12706; P1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ627188 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Spring S, Wagner M, Schumann P, Kampfer P. Malikia granosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate- and polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and reclassification of Pseudomonas spinosa as Malikia spinosa comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:621-629. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Malikia Spring et al. 2005. Publication: Spring S, Wagner M, Schumann P, Kampfer P. Malikia granosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate- and polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and reclassification of Pseudomonas spinosa as Malikia spinosa comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:621-629. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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: Malikia Spring et al. 2005

Assigned by: Spring S, Wagner M, Schumann P, Kampfer P. Malikia granosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate- and polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and reclassification of Pseudomonas spinosa as Malikia spinosa comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:621-629. 🇩🇪

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