Name: Aliagarivorans marinus Jean et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: AAM1; BCRC 17888; DSM 23064; JCM 15522

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ167390 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jean WD, Huang SP, Liu TY, Chen JS, Shieh WY. Aliagarivorans marinus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aliagarivorans taiwanensis sp. nov., facultatively anaerobic marine bacteria capable of agar degradation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1880-1887. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aliagarivorans Jean et al. 2009. Publication: Jean WD, Huang SP, Liu TY, Chen JS, Shieh WY. Aliagarivorans marinus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aliagarivorans taiwanensis sp. nov., facultatively anaerobic marine bacteria capable of agar degradation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1880-1887. 🇹🇼
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Aliagarivorans Jean et al. 2009

Assigned by: Jean WD, Huang SP, Liu TY, Chen JS, Shieh WY. Aliagarivorans marinus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aliagarivorans taiwanensis sp. nov., facultatively anaerobic marine bacteria capable of agar degradation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1880-1887. 🇹🇼

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