Species Rheinheimera texasensis

Name: Rheinheimera texasensis Merchant et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: te.xa.sen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. texasensis, pertaining to Texas, the location from which the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^he͡in-HE͡I-me-ra te-xa-SEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: A62-14B; ATCC BAA-1235; DSM 17496

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY701891 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Merchant MM, Welsh AK, McLean RJ. Rheinheimera texasensis sp. nov., a halointolerant freshwater oligotroph. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2376-2380. 🇺🇸

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pararheinheimera texasensis" (Merchant et al. 2007) Sisinthy et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002

Assigned by: Merchant MM, Welsh AK, McLean RJ. Rheinheimera texasensis sp. nov., a halointolerant freshwater oligotroph. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2376-2380. 🇺🇸

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