Name: Tistrella mobilis Shi et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo’bi.lis. L. fem. adj. mobilis, movable, motile

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MO-bi-lis, feminine

Type strain: IAM 14872; JCM 21370; NBRC 102134; TISTR 1108

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB071665 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shi BH, Arunpairojana V, Palakawong S, Yokota A. Tistrella mobilis gen nov, sp nov, a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacterium belonging to alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2002; 48:335-343. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 92. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:935-937.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tistrella Shi et al. 2003. Publication: Shi BH, Arunpairojana V, Palakawong S, Yokota A. Tistrella mobilis gen nov, sp nov, a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacterium belonging to alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2002; 48:335-343. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 13 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species together with T. bauzanensis are classified within the Geminicoccaceae and are susceptible to being reclassified as a different family". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Tistrella Shi et al. 2003

Assigned by: Shi BH, Arunpairojana V, Palakawong S, Yokota A. Tistrella mobilis gen nov, sp nov, a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacterium belonging to alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2002; 48:335-343. 🇯🇵

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