Name: Mycetocola zhadangensis Shen et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zha.dang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. zhadangensis, of or belonging to Zhadang Glacier, Tibetan Plateau, China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: z͡ha-dan͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12042; KACC 16570; ZD1-4

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16S rRNA gene: JQ409017 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shen L, Liu Y, Yao T, Kang S, Wang Y, Jiao N, Liu H, Zhou Y, Xu B, Liu X. Mycetocola zhadangensis sp. nov., isolated from snow. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3375-3378. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Mycetocola Tsukamoto et al. 2001

Assigned by: Shen L, Liu Y, Yao T, Kang S, Wang Y, Jiao N, Liu H, Zhou Y, Xu B, Liu X. Mycetocola zhadangensis sp. nov., isolated from snow. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3375-3378. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 791107