Name: Nannocystis pusilla Reichenbach 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pu.sil’la. L. fem. adj. pusilla, tiny

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: nan-no-KYS-tis pu-SIL-la, feminine

Type strain: CIP 109121; DSM 14622; JCM 12635; Na p29

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU207878 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Reichenbach H. Genus I. Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970, 137AL. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1137-1142. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The type strain CIP 109121 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Parent taxon: Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Reichenbach H. Genus I. Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970, 137AL. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1137-1142. 🇩🇪

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