Name: Sporosarcina antarctica Yu et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, of the Antarctic, the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.6503; DSM 21991; JCM 14646; N-05

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF154512 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yu Y, Xin YH, Liu HC, Chen B, Sheng J, Chi ZM, Zhou PJ, Zhang DC. Sporosarcina antarctica sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the Antarctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2114-2117.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2675-2676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Paenisporosarcina antarctica (Yu et al. 2008) Reddy et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paenisporosarcina antarctica (Yu et al. 2008) Reddy et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sporosarcina antarctica 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 Sporosarcina.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yu Y, Xin YH, Liu HC, Chen B, Sheng J, Chi ZM, Zhou PJ, Zhang DC. Sporosarcina antarctica sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the Antarctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2114-2117.

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Record number: 787550