Name: Tindallia texcoconensis Alazard et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tex.co.co.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. texcoconensis, from Texcoco lake, Mexico from which this microorganism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: … teks-ko-ko-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18041; IMP-300; JCM 13990

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ234901 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Alazard D, Badillo C, Fardeau ML, Cayol JL, Thomas P, Roldan T, Tholozan JL, Ollivier B. Tindallia texcoconensis sp. nov., a new haloalkaliphilic bacterium isolated from lake Texcoco, Mexico. Extremophiles 2007; 11:33-39. 🇲🇽

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 128. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1555-1556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15283 (N = 14).
  • 😷 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: Tindallia Kevbrin et al. 1999

Assigned by: Alazard D, Badillo C, Fardeau ML, Cayol JL, Thomas P, Roldan T, Tholozan JL, Ollivier B. Tindallia texcoconensis sp. nov., a new haloalkaliphilic bacterium isolated from lake Texcoco, Mexico. Extremophiles 2007; 11:33-39. 🇲🇽

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Record number: 782794