Name: Melghirimyces profundicolus Li et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.fun.di’co.lus. L. neut. adj. profundum, depth, abyss; L. n. incolus, inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. profundicolus, inhabitant of the abyss [probably better: profundicola]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 2012007; DSM 45787; NBRC 109068; SCSIO 11153

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX555981 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li J, Qin S, You ZQ, Long LJ, Tian XP, Wang FZ, Zhang S. Melghirimyces profundicolus sp. nov., isolated from a deep-sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4552-4556.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:697-699.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Melghirimyces Addou et al. 2012

Assigned by: Li J, Qin S, You ZQ, Long LJ, Tian XP, Wang FZ, Zhang S. Melghirimyces profundicolus sp. nov., isolated from a deep-sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4552-4556.

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Record number: 791390