Name: Terriglobus tenax Whang et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ten’ax. L. masc. adj. tenax, sticky, holding firm, referring to the organism’s viscous colonies

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DRP 35; DSM 28898; KACC 16474; NBRC 109677

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN543507 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Whang KS, Lee JC, Lee HR, Han SI, Chung SH. Terriglobus tenax sp. nov., an exopolysaccharide-producing acidobacterium isolated from rhizosphere soil of a medicinal plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:431-437.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1459-1460.

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: Whang KS, Lee JC, Lee HR, Han SI, Chung SH. Terriglobus tenax sp. nov., an exopolysaccharide-producing acidobacterium isolated from rhizosphere soil of a medicinal plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:431-437.

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Record number: 791541