Name: Racemicystis crocea Awal et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cro’ce.a. L. fem. adj. crocea, saffron, golden-yellow colour

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 100773; MSr9521; NCCB 100574

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16S rRNA gene: KT591707 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Awal RP, Garcia R, Muller R. Racemicystis crocea gen. nov., sp. nov., a soil myxobacterium in the family Polyangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2389-2395.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3765-3767.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Racemicystis Awal et al. 2016. Publication: Awal RP, Garcia R, Muller R. Racemicystis crocea gen. nov., sp. nov., a soil myxobacterium in the family Polyangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2389-2395.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Racemicystis Awal et al. 2016

Assigned by: Awal RP, Garcia R, Muller R. Racemicystis crocea gen. nov., sp. nov., a soil myxobacterium in the family Polyangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2389-2395.

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Record number: 794207