Name: Algibacter amylolyticus Zhang et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loosen, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-my-lo-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 29199; LMG 28383; RU-4-M-4

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16S rRNA gene: KP136798 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang DC, Wu J, Neuner K, Yao J, Margesin R. Algibacter amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from intertidal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1556-1560. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2343-2344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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

Parent taxon: Algibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004

Assigned by: Zhang DC, Wu J, Neuner K, Yao J, Margesin R. Algibacter amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from intertidal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1556-1560. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 792798