Name: Algibacillus agarilyticus Meng et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ri.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. agarilyticus, agar-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: a-ga-ri-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 62846; MCCC 1H00352; RQJ05

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16S rRNA gene: MH517390 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Meng X, Chang YQ, Wang H, Du ZJ. Algibacillus agarilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of the red algae Gelidium amansii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4558.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4725.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Algibacillus Meng et al. 2021. Publication: Meng X, Chang YQ, Wang H, Du ZJ. Algibacillus agarilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of the red algae Gelidium amansii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4558.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Algibacillus Meng et al. 2021

Assigned by: Meng X, Chang YQ, Wang H, Du ZJ. Algibacillus agarilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of the red algae Gelidium amansii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4558.

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Record number: 17235