Name: Geodermatophilus tzadiensis Montero-Calasanz et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tza.di.en’sis. N.L. fem. n. Tzadia, Chad; N.L. masc./fem. adj. tzadiensis, of or belonging to Chad, referring to the country in which the species was collected

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CF5/2; DSM 45416; MTCC 11411

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE654545 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Goker M, Broughton WJ, Cattaneo A, Favet J, Potter G, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, et al. Geodermatophilus tzadiensis sp. nov., a UV radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from sand of the Saharan desert. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:177-182.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Goker M, Broughton WJ, Cattaneo A, Favet J, Potter G, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, et al. Geodermatophilus tzadiensis sp. nov., a UV radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from sand of the Saharan desert. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:177-182.

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