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Species Microvirga indica
Name: Microvirga indica Tapase et al. 2017
Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, pertaining to India, Indian
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … IN-di-ka, feminine
Type strain: BCRC 80972; KACC 18792; NCIM 5595; S-MI1b
16S rRNA gene:
KM588957
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Tapase SR, Mawlankar RB, Sundharam SS, Krishnamurthi S, Dastager SG, Kodam KM. Microvirga indica sp. nov., an arsenite-oxidizing Alphaproteobacterium, isolated from metal industry waste soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3525-3531. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 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.
Parent taxon: Microvirga Kanso and Patel 2003
Assigned by:
Tapase SR, Mawlankar RB, Sundharam SS, Krishnamurthi S, Dastager SG, Kodam KM. Microvirga indica sp. nov., an arsenite-oxidizing Alphaproteobacterium, isolated from metal industry waste soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3525-3531. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 795909
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