Name: Mucilaginibacter empetricola Kumar et al. 2025
Etymology: em.pe.tri’co.la. L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. neut. n. Empetrum, referring to the plant genus Empetrum; N.L. masc./fem. n. empetricola, inhabiting tundra heath soil dominated by the plant E. nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mu-ki-la-gi-ni-BAK-ter em-pe-TRI-ko-la, masculine
Type strain: DSM 119437; HAMBI 3825; X4EP1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PQ452973
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kumar A, Mannisto MK, Patsi M, Kerkhof LJ, Haggblom MM. Genome analysis reveals diverse novel psychrotolerant Mucilaginibacter species in Arctic tundra soils. ISME Commun 2025; 5:ycaf071. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Mucilaginibacter Pankratov et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Kumar A, Mannisto MK, Patsi M, Kerkhof LJ, Haggblom MM. Genome analysis reveals diverse novel psychrotolerant Mucilaginibacter species in Arctic tundra soils. ISME Commun 2025; 5:ycaf071. 🇺🇸
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