Name: Sulfuricaulis limicola Kojima et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.mi’co.la. L. masc. n. limus, mud; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; L. masc./fem. n. limicola, mud-dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-MI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: DSM 100373; HA5; NBRC 110752

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16S rRNA gene: LC030205 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kojima H, Watanabe T, Fukui M. Sulfuricaulis limicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:266-270. 🇯🇵

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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfuricaulis Kojima et al. 2016. Publication: Kojima H, Watanabe T, Fukui M. Sulfuricaulis limicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:266-270. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sulfuricaulis Kojima et al. 2016

Assigned by: Kojima H, Watanabe T, Fukui M. Sulfuricaulis limicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:266-270. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 793766