Name: Altibacter lentus Chen et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: len’tus. L. masc. adj. lentus, viscid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ti-BAK-ter LEN-tus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12167; JCM 18884; JLT2010

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ362482 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chen Y, Zhang Z, Fu Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, et al. Erratum to: Altuibacter lentus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from deep seawater of the South China Sea. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:415. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 230. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7224.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Altuibacter lentus" Chen et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Altibacter Chen et al. 2026. Publication: Chen Y, Zhang Z, Fu Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, et al. Erratum to: Altuibacter lentus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from deep seawater of the South China Sea. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:415. 🇨🇳
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-08-13.
  • 🧍 See also Zhang et al. (2014). Publication: Zhang Z, Chen Y, Fu Y, Jiao N. Draft Genome Sequence of the Novel Exopolysaccharide-Producing Bacterium Altibacter lentus Strain JLT2010T, Isolated from Deep Seawater of the South China Sea. Genome Announc 2014; 2:0. 🇨🇳

Parent taxon: Altibacter Chen et al. 2026

Assigned by: Chen Y, Zhang Z, Fu Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, et al. Erratum to: Altuibacter lentus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from deep seawater of the South China Sea. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:415. 🇨🇳

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