Name: Myceligenerans cantabricum Sarmiento-Vizcaíno et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: can.ta’bri.cum. L. neut. adj. cantabricum, pertaining to the Cantabrian Sea in the North Spain, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kan-TA-bri-kum, neuter

Type strain: CECT 8512; DSM 28392; JCM 31705; M-201

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HG965210 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sarmiento-Vizcaino A, Gonzalez V, Brana AF, Molina A, Acuna JL, Garcia LA, Blanco G. Myceligenerans cantabricum sp. nov., a barotolerant actinobacterium isolated from a deep cold-water coral. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1328-1334. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2026-2027.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Myceligenerans Cui et al. 2004

Assigned by: Sarmiento-Vizcaino A, Gonzalez V, Brana AF, Molina A, Acuna JL, Garcia LA, Blanco G. Myceligenerans cantabricum sp. nov., a barotolerant actinobacterium isolated from a deep cold-water coral. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1328-1334. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 792687