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Species Psychroserpens burtonensis
Name: Psychroserpens burtonensis Bowman et al. 1997
Etymology: bur.to.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. burtonensis, pertaining to Burton Lake, Antarctica, the body of water from where the organism was first isolated
Pronunciation, gender: bur-to-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: ACAM 188; ATCC 700359; CIP 105822; DSM 12212
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U62913
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Brown JL, Nichols PD, McMeekin TA. Psychroserpens burtonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Gelidibacter algens gen. nov., sp. nov., psychrophilic bacteria isolated from antarctic lacustrine and sea ice habitats. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:670-677. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Hahnke et al. 2016
Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.
Notes:- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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Hahnke et al. 2016
Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003.
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Psychroserpens Bowman et al. 1997.
Publication:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Brown JL, Nichols PD, McMeekin TA. Psychroserpens burtonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Gelidibacter algens gen. nov., sp. nov., psychrophilic bacteria isolated from antarctic lacustrine and sea ice habitats. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:670-677.
- 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Psychroserpens Bowman et al. 1997.
Publication:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Brown JL, Nichols PD, McMeekin TA. Psychroserpens burtonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Gelidibacter algens gen. nov., sp. nov., psychrophilic bacteria isolated from antarctic lacustrine and sea ice habitats. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:670-677.
Parent taxon: Psychroserpens Bowman et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Brown JL, Nichols PD, McMeekin TA. Psychroserpens burtonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Gelidibacter algens gen. nov., sp. nov., psychrophilic bacteria isolated from antarctic lacustrine and sea ice habitats. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:670-677.
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Record number: 780258
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