Name: Algibacter pectinivorans (Yi et al. 2011) Park et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pontirhabdus pectinivorans Yi et al. 2011

Etymology: pec.ti.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. pectinum, pectin; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. pectinivorans, pectin-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-gi-BAK-ter pek-ti-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 25730; JC2675; JCM 17107; KACC 14153

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM475134 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park SC, Hwang YM, Choe HN, Baik KS, Kim H, Seong CN. Algibacter aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment, and reclassification of Pontirhabdus pectinivorans as Algibacter pectinivorans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2038-2042. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pontirhabdus pectinivorans Yi et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Algibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004

Assigned by: Park SC, Hwang YM, Choe HN, Baik KS, Kim H, Seong CN. Algibacter aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment, and reclassification of Pontirhabdus pectinivorans as Algibacter pectinivorans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2038-2042. 🇰🇷

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