Name: Terriglobus albidus Pascual et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al’bi.dus. L. masc. adj. albidus, white, referring to the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … AL-bi-dus, masculine

Type strain: Ac_26_B10; DSM 26559; LMG 27984

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP334258 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pascual J, Wust PK, Geppert A, Foesel BU, Huber KJ, Overmann J. Terriglobus albidus sp. nov., a member of the family Acidobacteriaceae isolated from Namibian semiarid savannah soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3297-3304. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

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: Terriglobus Eichorst et al. 2007

Assigned by: Pascual J, Wust PK, Geppert A, Foesel BU, Huber KJ, Overmann J. Terriglobus albidus sp. nov., a member of the family Acidobacteriaceae isolated from Namibian semiarid savannah soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3297-3304. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 793294