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

Gender: 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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