Name: Malikia spinosa (Leifson 1962) Spring et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas spinosa Leifson 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: spi.no’sa. L. fem. adj. spinosa, thorny, spiny

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 83; ATCC 14606; DSM 15801; JCM 21400; NBRC 103164

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB077038 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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas spinosa Leifson 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.17114 (N = 24).
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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Record number: 777652