Name: Roseospira goensis Kalyan Chakravarthy et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: go.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. goensis, pertaining to Goa, a state in India known for its beautiful beaches, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: go-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1364; DSM 18985; JA135; JCM 14191

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC311072 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kalyan Chakravarthy S, Srinivas TN, Anil Kumar P, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Roseospira visakhapatnamensis sp. nov. and Roseospira goensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2453-2457.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:313-314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Rhodospira goensis" (Kalyan Chakravarthy et al. 2007) Koziaeva et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Roseospira Imhoff et al. 1998

Assigned by: Kalyan Chakravarthy S, Srinivas TN, Anil Kumar P, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Roseospira visakhapatnamensis sp. nov. and Roseospira goensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2453-2457.

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Record number: 786908