Name: "Microvirga antarctica" Zhu et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, pertaining to the Antarctica, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-WIR-ga ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 3D7; CGMCC 1.13821; KCTC 72465

16S rRNA gene: MH561859 Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Zhu L, Ping W, Zhang S, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Zhang J. Description and genome analysis of Microvirga antarctica sp. nov., a novel pink-pigmented psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Antarctic soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:2219-2228. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Microvirga Kanso and Patel 2003

Assigned by: Zhu L, Ping W, Zhang S, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Zhang J. Description and genome analysis of Microvirga antarctica sp. nov., a novel pink-pigmented psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Antarctic soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:2219-2228. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 24243

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