Name: Subsaxibacter arcticus Xu et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. arcticus, northern, from the Arctic

Pronunciation, gender: ARK-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2014245; JCM 30334; SM1214

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KM091933 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu F, Zhang XY, Liu C, Shi M, Su HN, Qin QL, Chen XL, Zhang YZ, Song XY. Subsaxibacter arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Arctic intertidal sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:132-136. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Subsaxibacter Bowman and Nichols 2005

Assigned by: Xu F, Zhang XY, Liu C, Shi M, Su HN, Qin QL, Chen XL, Zhang YZ, Song XY. Subsaxibacter arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Arctic intertidal sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:132-136. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 793739