Name: Ramlibacter tataouinensis Heulin et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.ta.oui.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tataouinensis, pertaining to Tataouine, Tunisia

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-407; DSM 14655; LMG 21543; TTB310

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF144383 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ramlibacter Heulin et al. 2003. 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.
  • 😷 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 15 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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: 780330