Name: Mongoliimonas terrestris Xi et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter.res’tris. L. fem. adj. terrestris, of or belonging to the earth, terrestrial

Pronunciation, gender: ter-RES-tris, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 42635; MCCC 1K00571; MIMtkB18

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP993300 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xi J, Wang Y, Yang X, Tao Y, Shao Y, Feng F. Mongoliimonas terrestris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3010-3014.

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mongoliimonas Xi et al. 2017. Publication: Xi J, Wang Y, Yang X, Tao Y, Shao Y, Feng F. Mongoliimonas terrestris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3010-3014.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Mongoliimonas Xi et al. 2017

Assigned by: Xi J, Wang Y, Yang X, Tao Y, Shao Y, Feng F. Mongoliimonas terrestris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3010-3014.

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