Species Subtercola boreus

Name: Subtercola boreus Männistö et al. 2000

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.re’us. L. masc. adj. boreus, Northern, referring to the boreal groundwater aquifer in Finland, from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sub-TER-ko-la bo-RE-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-168; CCUG 43135; CIP 106947; DSM 13056; JCM 11267; K300; NBRC 103085

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF224722 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mannisto MK, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Kampfer P, Tsitko I, Tiirola MA, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Subtercola boreus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Subtercola frigoramans sp. nov., two new psychrophilic actinobacteria isolated from boreal groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1731-1739. 🇫🇮

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1955.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Subtercola Männistö et al. 2000. Publication: Mannisto MK, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Kampfer P, Tsitko I, Tiirola MA, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Subtercola boreus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Subtercola frigoramans sp. nov., two new psychrophilic actinobacteria isolated from boreal groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1731-1739. 🇫🇮
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Subtercola Männistö et al. 2000

Assigned by: Mannisto MK, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Kampfer P, Tsitko I, Tiirola MA, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Subtercola boreus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Subtercola frigoramans sp. nov., two new psychrophilic actinobacteria isolated from boreal groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1731-1739. 🇫🇮

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