Name: Sporosarcina highlanderae Simpson et al. 2024
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: high.lan’de.rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. highlanderae, referring to Sarah Highlander, an accomplished American molecular biologist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spo-ro-SAR-ki-na high-LAN-de-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: DSM 115943; F6_3S_P_2; NRRL B-65664
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Effective publication:
Simpson AC, Sengupta P, Zhang F, Hameed A, Parker CW, Singh NK, Miliotis G, Rekha PD, Raman K, Mason CE, et al. Phylogenomics, phenotypic, and functional traits of five novel (Earth-derived) bacterial species isolated from the International Space Station and their prevalence in metagenomes. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19207. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Simpson AC, Sengupta P, Zhang F, Hameed A, Parker CW, Singh NK, Miliotis G, Rekha PD, Raman K, Mason CE, et al. Phylogenomics, phenotypic, and functional traits of five novel (Earth-derived) bacterial species isolated from the International Space Station and their prevalence in metagenomes. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19207. 🇺🇸
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