Name: Thalassospira indica Liu et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: LMG 29620; MCCC 1A01103; PB8B

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU440798 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu Y, Lai Q, Du J, Sun F, Shao Z. Thalassospira indica sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4942-4946. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Thalassospira López-López et al. 2002

Assigned by: Liu Y, Lai Q, Du J, Sun F, Shao Z. Thalassospira indica sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4942-4946. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 794933