Species Rheinheimera tuosuensis

Name: Rheinheimera tuosuensis Zhong et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tu.o.su.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. tuosuensis, pertaining to Tuosu Lake (Qaidam basin, Qinghai province, China; 37°11′ 15″ N 96°53′ 30″ E), where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^he͡in-HE͡I-me-ra tu-o-su-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12461; JCM 19264; TS-T4

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16S rRNA gene: KC762310 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhong ZP, Liu Y, Liu LZ, Wang F, Zhou YG, Liu ZP. Rheinheimera tuosuensis sp. nov., isolated from a saline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1142-1148. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Arsukibacterium tuosuense (Zhong et al. 2014) Wang et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Arsukibacterium tuosuense (Zhong et al. 2014) Wang et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Rheinheimera tuosuensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Rheinheimera.
- 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002

Assigned by: Zhong ZP, Liu Y, Liu LZ, Wang F, Zhou YG, Liu ZP. Rheinheimera tuosuensis sp. nov., isolated from a saline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1142-1148. 🇨🇳

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Species Rheinheimera tuosuensis