Name: Zafaria cholistanensis Amin et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cho.lis.ta.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. cholistanensis, pertaining to the Cholistan Desert in Punjab, Pakistan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … k^ho-lis-ta-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 29936; KCTC 39549; NCCP 1664

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16S rRNA gene: LC065376 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Amin A, Ahmed I, Khalid N, Schumann P, Busse HJ, Khan IU, Ali A, Li S, Li WJ. Correction to: Zafaria cholistanensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a moderately thermotolerant and halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from Cholistan desert soil of Pakistan. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4753-4754. 🇵🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Zafaria Amin et al. 2021. Publication: Amin A, Ahmed I, Khalid N, Schumann P, Busse HJ, Khan IU, Ali A, Li S, Li WJ. Correction to: Zafaria cholistanensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a moderately thermotolerant and halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from Cholistan desert soil of Pakistan. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4753-4754. 🇵🇰
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Zafaria Amin et al. 2021

Assigned by: Amin A, Ahmed I, Khalid N, Schumann P, Busse HJ, Khan IU, Ali A, Li S, Li WJ. Correction to: Zafaria cholistanensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a moderately thermotolerant and halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from Cholistan desert soil of Pakistan. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4753-4754. 🇵🇰

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Record number: 19147