Name: Microterricola viridarii Matsumoto et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.ri.da’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. viridarii, of a pleasure-garden, the place where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wi-ri-DA-ri-i, feminine

Type strain: DSM 21772; JCM 15926; KV-677; NBRC 102123; NRRL B-24538

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB282862 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Matsumoto A, Yamada M, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Microterricola viridarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1019-1023. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Microterricola Matsumoto et al. 2008. Publication: Matsumoto A, Yamada M, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Microterricola viridarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1019-1023. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Microterricola Matsumoto et al. 2008

Assigned by: Matsumoto A, Yamada M, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Microterricola viridarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1019-1023. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 787310