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Species Altererythrobacter confluentis
Name: Altererythrobacter confluentis Park et al. 2016
Etymology: con.flu.en’tis. L. gen. masc. n. confluentis, of a meeting place of waters
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kon-flu-EN-tis, masculine
Type strain: KCTC 52259; KEM-4; NBRC 112305
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX129915
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Park S, Jung YT, Park JM, Yoon JH. Altererythrobacter confluentis sp. nov., isolated from water of an estuary environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4002-4008. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Pontixanthobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Xu et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudopontixanthobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Liu et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name Allopontixanthobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Liu et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Aestuarierythrobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Wang et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pontixanthobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Xu et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: NBRC 112308.
- ❗ Altererythrobacter confluentis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Altererythrobacter.
- 😷 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: Altererythrobacter Kwon et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Park S, Jung YT, Park JM, Yoon JH. Altererythrobacter confluentis sp. nov., isolated from water of an estuary environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4002-4008. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 794687
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