Name: Zhihengliuella somnathii Jha et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: som.na’thi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. somnathii, of somnath, the presiding deity, dating back to prehistoric era of the area of Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: som-NA-t^hi-i, feminine

Type strain: DSM 23187; IMCC 253; JCM 31986; JG 03

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16S rRNA gene: EU937748 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jha B, Kumar Singh V, Weiss A, Hartmann A, Schmid M. Zhihengliuella somnathii sp. nov., a halotolerant actinobacterium from the rhizosphere of a halophyte Salicornia brachiata. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3137-3142.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.

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.

Parent taxon: Zhihengliuella Zhang et al. 2007

Assigned by: Jha B, Kumar Singh V, Weiss A, Hartmann A, Schmid M. Zhihengliuella somnathii sp. nov., a halotolerant actinobacterium from the rhizosphere of a halophyte Salicornia brachiata. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3137-3142.

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Record number: 793136