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Species Psychrobacter glacincola
Name: Psychrobacter glacincola Bowman et al. 1997
Etymology: glac.in’co.la. L. fem. n. glacies, ice; L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. glacincola, the ice inhabitant
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … glak-IN-ko-la, masculine
Type strain: ACAM 483; ATCC 700754; CCUG 34874; CIP 105313; DSM 12194
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ312213
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Bowman JP, Nichols DS, McMeekin TA. Psychrobacter glacincola sp. nov., a halotolerant, psychrophilic bacterium isolated from Antarctic sea ice. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:209-215. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 63. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1274.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 the genus.
Parent taxon: Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986
Assigned by:
Bowman JP, Nichols DS, McMeekin TA. Psychrobacter glacincola sp. nov., a halotolerant, psychrophilic bacterium isolated from Antarctic sea ice. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:209-215. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 780234
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