Species Microterricola gilva

Name: Microterricola gilva (Lee et al. 2008) Dhotre et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Phycicola gilvus Lee et al. 2008

Etymology: gil’va. L. fem. adj. gilva, pale yellow coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-ter-RI-ko-la GIL-wa, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18319; JCM 30550; KCTC 19185; SSWW-21

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ788720 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dhotre DP, Rajabal V, Sharma A, Kulkarni GJ, Prakash O, Vemuluri VR, Joseph N, Rahi P, Shouche YS. Reclassification of Phycicola gilvus (Lee et al. 2008) and Leifsonia pindariensis (Reddy et al. 2008) as Microterricola gilva comb. nov. and Microterricola pindariensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Microterricola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2766-2772. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Phycicola gilvus Lee et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species, and should be reclassified as a new genus together with Leifsonia kafniensis". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Microterricola Matsumoto et al. 2008

Assigned by: Dhotre DP, Rajabal V, Sharma A, Kulkarni GJ, Prakash O, Vemuluri VR, Joseph N, Rahi P, Shouche YS. Reclassification of Phycicola gilvus (Lee et al. 2008) and Leifsonia pindariensis (Reddy et al. 2008) as Microterricola gilva comb. nov. and Microterricola pindariensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Microterricola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2766-2772. 🇮🇳

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