Name: Nesterenkonia sandarakina Li et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: san.da.ra’ki.na. N.L. fem. adj. sandarakina, of orange colour [probably better: sandaracina]; from Gr. fem. adj. sandarakinê, of orange colour

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 203007; DSM 15664; JCM 13020; KCTC 19011; YIM 70009

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY588277 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li WJ, Chen HH, Kim CJ, Zhang YQ, Park DJ, Lee JC, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Nesterenkonia sandarakina sp. nov. and Nesterenkonia lutea sp. nov., novel actinobacteria, and emended description of the genus Nesterenkonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:463-466.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00580 (N = 20).
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13.

Parent taxon: Nesterenkonia Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Assigned by: Li WJ, Chen HH, Kim CJ, Zhang YQ, Park DJ, Lee JC, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Nesterenkonia sandarakina sp. nov. and Nesterenkonia lutea sp. nov., novel actinobacteria, and emended description of the genus Nesterenkonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:463-466.

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