Name: Rapidithrix thailandica Srisukchayakul et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tha.i.lan’di.ca. N.L. fem. adj. thailandica, pertaining to Thailand, from where the organisms were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: t^ha-i-LAN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: IAM 15448; JCM 23209; TISTR 1750

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB265192 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Srisukchayakul P, Suwanachart C, Sangnoi Y, Kanjana-Opas A, Hosoya S, Yokota A, Arunpairojana V. Rapidithrix thailandica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine gliding bacterium isolated from samples collected from the Andaman sea, along the southern coastline of Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2275-2279.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rapidithrix Srisukchayakul et al. 2007. Publication: Srisukchayakul P, Suwanachart C, Sangnoi Y, Kanjana-Opas A, Hosoya S, Yokota A, Arunpairojana V. Rapidithrix thailandica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine gliding bacterium isolated from samples collected from the Andaman sea, along the southern coastline of Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2275-2279.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rapidithrix Srisukchayakul et al. 2007

Assigned by: Srisukchayakul P, Suwanachart C, Sangnoi Y, Kanjana-Opas A, Hosoya S, Yokota A, Arunpairojana V. Rapidithrix thailandica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine gliding bacterium isolated from samples collected from the Andaman sea, along the southern coastline of Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2275-2279.

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