Name: Salinicola rhizosphaerae Raju et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere, pertaining to the soil from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: r^hi-zo-SP^HA͡E-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 32998; MSSRFH1; NBRC 110222

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16S rRNA gene: KF898345 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Raju K, Sekar J, Vaiyapuri Ramalingam P. Salinicola rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of the mangrove Avicennia marina L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1074-1079.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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: Salinicola Anan'ina et al. 2008

Assigned by: Raju K, Sekar J, Vaiyapuri Ramalingam P. Salinicola rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of the mangrove Avicennia marina L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1074-1079.

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Record number: 793887