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Species Mucilaginibacter gracilis
Name: Mucilaginibacter gracilis Pankratov et al. 2007
Etymology: gra’ci.lis. L. masc. adj. gracilis, slender or thin
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … GRA-ki-lis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1391; DSM 18602; TPT18; VKM B-2447
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM490403
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Pankratov TA, Tindall BJ, Liesack W, Dedysh SN. Mucilaginibacter paludis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mucilaginibacter gracilis sp. nov., pectin-, xylan- and laminarin-degrading members of the family Sphingobacteriaceae from acidic Sphagnum peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2349-2354. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 In the paper by Pankratov et al. 2007, the GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession numbers for the 16S rRNA gene sequences of Mucilaginibacter gracilis TPT18 is erroneously cited as AM490402.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Mucilaginibacter Pankratov et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Pankratov TA, Tindall BJ, Liesack W, Dedysh SN. Mucilaginibacter paludis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mucilaginibacter gracilis sp. nov., pectin-, xylan- and laminarin-degrading members of the family Sphingobacteriaceae from acidic Sphagnum peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2349-2354. 🇷🇺
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Record number: 786827
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