Name: Terrabacter lapilli Lee et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.pil’li. L. gen. masc. n. lapilli, of a small stone

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ter-ra-BAK-ter la-PIL-li, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18583; JBRI 2002; JCM 15628; KCTC 19199; LR-26

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16S rRNA gene: AM690744 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JE, Seo JP, Lee DW, Ko YH, Lee SD. Terrabacter lapilli sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from stone. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1084-1088. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Terrabacter Collins et al. 1989

Assigned by: Lee JE, Seo JP, Lee DW, Ko YH, Lee SD. Terrabacter lapilli sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from stone. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1084-1088. 🇰🇷

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