Name: Ramlibacter henchirensis Heulin et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hen.chi.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. henchirensis, from Arabic henchir boundary stones

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ram-li-BAK-ter hen-k^hi-REN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-408; DSM 14656; LMG 21542; TMB834

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF439400 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Heulin T, Barakat M, Christen R, Lesourd M, Sutra L, De Luca G, Achouak W. Ramlibacter tataouinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ramlibacter henchirensis sp. nov., cyst-producing bacteria isolated from subdesert soil in Tunisia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:589-594. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Ramlibacter Heulin et al. 2003

Assigned by: Heulin T, Barakat M, Christen R, Lesourd M, Sutra L, De Luca G, Achouak W. Ramlibacter tataouinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ramlibacter henchirensis sp. nov., cyst-producing bacteria isolated from subdesert soil in Tunisia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:589-594. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 780328