Name: Albimonas donghaensis Lim et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dong.ha.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. donghaensis, belonging to Donghae, where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: don͡g-ha-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DS2; DSM 17890; KCTC 12586

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ280370 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lim JM, Jeon CO, Jang HH, Park DJ, Shin YK, Yeo SH, Kim CJ. Albimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic member of the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:282-285.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Albimonas Lim et al. 2008. Publication: Lim JM, Jeon CO, Jang HH, Park DJ, Shin YK, Yeo SH, Kim CJ. Albimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic member of the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:282-285.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. 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: Albimonas Lim et al. 2008

Assigned by: Lim JM, Jeon CO, Jang HH, Park DJ, Shin YK, Yeo SH, Kim CJ. Albimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic member of the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:282-285.

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