Name: Planomicrobium glaciei Zhang et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gla.ci.e’i. L. gen. fem. n. glaciei, of ice, referring to the isolation source of the type strain, the China No. 1 glacier

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pla-no-mi-KRO-bi-um gla-ki-E-i, neuter

Type strain: 0423; CGMCC 1.6846; DSM 24857; JCM 15088

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU036220 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang DC, Liu HC, Xin YH, Yu Y, Zhou PJ, Zhou YG. Planomicrobium glaciei sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from a glacier. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1387-1390. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2131-2132.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Planococcus glaciei (Zhang et al. 2009) Gupta and Patel 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Planococcus glaciei (Zhang et al. 2009) Gupta and Patel 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Planomicrobium glaciei is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Planomicrobium.
  • 😷 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Planomicrobium Yoon et al. 2001

Assigned by: Zhang DC, Liu HC, Xin YH, Yu Y, Zhou PJ, Zhou YG. Planomicrobium glaciei sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from a glacier. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1387-1390. 🇨🇳

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