Name: Agarivorans aestuarii Kim et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of a tidal flat, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12692; hydD622; KCTC 32543

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16S rRNA gene: KM203871 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim SG, Pheng S, Lee YJ, Eom MK, Shin DH. Agarivorans aestuarii sp. nov., an agar-degrading bacterium isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3119-3124.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

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. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Agarivorans Kurahashi and Yokota 2004

Assigned by: Kim SG, Pheng S, Lee YJ, Eom MK, Shin DH. Agarivorans aestuarii sp. nov., an agar-degrading bacterium isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3119-3124.

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Record number: 794421