Name: Microbacterium pratiae Schultz et al. 2025
Etymology: pra’ti.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. pratiae, referring to Dr. Lisa Pratt, a biogeochemist and astrobiologist who previously served as the Planetary Protection Officer for NASA [probably better: prattiae]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-bak-TE-ri-um PRA-ti-a͡e, neuter
Type strain: 2P06AB; DSM 117976; MTCC 13671
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16S rRNA gene:
CP154843
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Schultz J, Jamil T, Sengupta P, Sivabalan SKM, Rawat A, Patel N, Krishnamurthi S, Alam I, Singh NK, Raman K, et al. Genomic insights into novel extremotolerant bacteria isolated from the NASA Phoenix mission spacecraft assembly cleanrooms. Microbiome 2025; 13:117. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schultz J, Jamil T, Sengupta P, Sivabalan SKM, Rawat A, Patel N, Krishnamurthi S, Alam I, Singh NK, Raman K, et al. Genomic insights into novel extremotolerant bacteria isolated from the NASA Phoenix mission spacecraft assembly cleanrooms. Microbiome 2025; 13:117. 🇸🇦
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