Name: Actibacterium atlanticum Li et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: at.lan’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. atlanticum, Atlantic, from the Atlantic Ocean

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 22II-S11-z10; LMG 27158; MCCC 1A09298

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ159064 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li G, Lai Q, Sun F, Du Y, Liu X, Li G, Xie Y, Shao Z. Actibacterium atlanticum sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the Atlantic Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:325-330.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02078 (N = 85).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012

Assigned by: Li G, Lai Q, Sun F, Du Y, Liu X, Li G, Xie Y, Shao Z. Actibacterium atlanticum sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the Atlantic Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:325-330.

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