Etymology:kars’ti.ca.N.L. neut. n.karstum, karst, geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock; L. fem. adj. suff.-ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj.karstica, pertaining to karst, isolated from the calcite moonmilk in The Moravian Karst
Valid publication:
Svec P, Kosina M, Zeman M, Holochova P, Kralova S, Nemcova E, Micenkova L, Urvashi, Gupta V, Sood U, et al.Pseudomonas karstica sp. nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5131-5140. 🇨🇿
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.