Name: Aestuariispira insulae Park et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’su.lae. L. gen. fem. n. insulae, of an island, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a͡es-tu-a-ri-i-SPI-ra IN-su-la͡e, feminine

Type strain: AH-MY2; CECT 8488; KCTC 32577

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF876014 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park S, Park JM, Kang CH, Yoon JH. Aestuariispira insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., a lipolytic bacterium isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1841-1846. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aestuariispira Park et al. 2014. Publication: Park S, Park JM, Kang CH, Yoon JH. Aestuariispira insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., a lipolytic bacterium isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1841-1846. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 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: Aestuariispira Park et al. 2014

Assigned by: Park S, Park JM, Kang CH, Yoon JH. Aestuariispira insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., a lipolytic bacterium isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1841-1846. 🇰🇷

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