Name: Alcanivorax gelatiniphagus Kwon et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ge.la.ti.ni’pha.gus. N.L. neut. n. gelatinum, gelatin; Gr. masc./fem. adj. suff. -phagos, glutton; N.L. masc. adj. gelatiniphagus, gelatin eater

Pronunciation, gender: … ge-la-ti-NI-p^ha-gus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 18425; KCCM 42990; MEBiC08158

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16S rRNA gene: JQ937289 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kyoung Kwon K, Hye Oh J, Yang SH, Seo HS, Lee JH. Alcanivorax gelatiniphagus sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from tidal flat sediments enriched with crude oil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2204-2208. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3233-3234.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alloalcanivorax gelatiniphagus (Kwon et al. 2015) 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Alcanivorax Yakimov et al. 1998

Assigned by: Kyoung Kwon K, Hye Oh J, Yang SH, Seo HS, Lee JH. Alcanivorax gelatiniphagus sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from tidal flat sediments enriched with crude oil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2204-2208. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 792937