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Name: Ketobacter Kim et al. 2018
Etymology: Ke.to.bac’ter. Gr. fem. n. Kêtô, Greek goddess of sea monsters, referring to the marine origin; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Ketobacter, a rod from the sea
Gender: masculine (stem: Ketobacter-)
Type species: Ketobacter alkanivorans Kim et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Kim SH, Kim JG, Jung MY, Kim SJ, Gwak JH, Yu WJ, Roh SW, Kim YH, Rhee SK. Ketobacter alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2258-2264.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Ketobacter alkanivorans Kim et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Ketobacter nezhaii Li et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Alcanivoracaceae corrig. Golyshin et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Kim SH, Kim JG, Jung MY, Kim SJ, Gwak JH, Yu WJ, Roh SW, Kim YH, Rhee SK. Ketobacter alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2258-2264.
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Record number: 520391