Name: Nitrincola tapanii Joshi et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.pa’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. tapanii, referring to Dr. Tapan Chakrabarti, Former Head, MTCC, CSIR-IM Tech, India for his significant contribution in field of microbial taxonomy and systematics

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: nitr-IN-ko-la ta-PA-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: JCM 31570; KCTC 52390; MCC 2863; MEB193

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16S rRNA gene: KT633917 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Joshi A, Thite S, Dhotre D, Moorthy M, Joseph N, Ramana VV, Shouche Y. Nitrincola tapanii sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic bacterium from An Indian Soda Lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1106-1111. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Nitrincola Dimitriu et al. 2005

Assigned by: Joshi A, Thite S, Dhotre D, Moorthy M, Joseph N, Ramana VV, Shouche Y. Nitrincola tapanii sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic bacterium from An Indian Soda Lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1106-1111. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 5802