Name: Tindallia californiensis Pikuta et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.li.for.ni.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. californiensis, pertaining to California, the region where Mono Lake is located, from which this organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ka-li-for-ni-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: APO; ATCC BAA-393; CIP 107910; DSM 14871

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF373919 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pikuta EV, Hoover RB, Bej AK, Marsic D, Detkova EN, Whitman WB, Krader P. Tindallia californiensis sp. nov., a new anaerobic, haloalkaliphilic, spore-forming acetogen isolated from Mono Lake in California. Extremophiles 2003; 7:327-334.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.26551 (N = 16).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The strain CIP 107910 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Parent taxon: Tindallia Kevbrin et al. 1999

Assigned by: Pikuta EV, Hoover RB, Bej AK, Marsic D, Detkova EN, Whitman WB, Krader P. Tindallia californiensis sp. nov., a new anaerobic, haloalkaliphilic, spore-forming acetogen isolated from Mono Lake in California. Extremophiles 2003; 7:327-334.

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Record number: 782791