Name: Skermanella rosea Subhash and Lee 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ro’se.a. L. fem. adj. rosea, rose-coloured, pink, referring to the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation, gender: RO-se-a, feminine

Type strain: JCM 31276; KEMB 2255-458; M1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT545982 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Subhash Y, Lee SS. Skermanella rosea sp. nov., isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated desert sands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3951-3956.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Skermanella Sly and Stackebrandt 1999

Assigned by: Subhash Y, Lee SS. Skermanella rosea sp. nov., isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated desert sands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3951-3956.

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Record number: 794686