Name: Aestuariibacter salexigens Yi et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sal.ex’i.gens. L. masc. n. sal (gen. salis), salt, sea water; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. salexigens, sea water-demanding

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 15300; IMSNU 14006; JC2042; KCTC 12042

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY207502 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Aestuariibacter salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aestuariibacter halophilus sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment, and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:571-576.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aestuariibacter Yi et al. 2004. Publication: Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Aestuariibacter salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aestuariibacter halophilus sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment, and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:571-576.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Aestuariibacter Yi et al. 2004

Assigned by: Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Aestuariibacter salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aestuariibacter halophilus sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment, and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:571-576.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/aestuariibacter-salexigensCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 772927