Name: Alcanivorax nanhaiticus Lai et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nan.ha.i’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. nanhaiticus, pertaining to Nanhai, the Chinese name for the South China Sea, the site from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-NI-wo-rax nan-ha-I-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: 19-m-6; KCTC 52137; MCCC 1A05629

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16S rRNA gene: KM453740 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai Q, Zhou Z, Li G, Li G, Shao Z. Alcanivorax nanhaiticus sp. nov., isolated from deep sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3651-3655. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Alcanivorax Yakimov et al. 1998

Assigned by: Lai Q, Zhou Z, Li G, Li G, Shao Z. Alcanivorax nanhaiticus sp. nov., isolated from deep sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3651-3655. 🇨🇳

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