Name: Alcanivorax balearicus Rivas et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba.le.a’ri.cus. N.L. masc. adj. balearicus, of the Balearic Islands, where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: … ba-le-A-ri-kus, masculine

Type strain: CECT 5683; DSM 23776; LMG 22508; MACL04

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY686709 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rivas R, Garcia-Fraile P, Peix A, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E. Alcanivorax balearicus sp. nov., isolated from Lake Martel. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1331-1335. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1935-1936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alloalcanivorax balearicus (Rivas et al. 2007) Rai et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Alcanivorax Yakimov et al. 1998

Assigned by: Rivas R, Garcia-Fraile P, Peix A, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E. Alcanivorax balearicus sp. nov., isolated from Lake Martel. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1331-1335. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 786399