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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Ancylobacter lacus

Name: Ancylobacter lacus Chemodurova et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la’cus. L. gen. masc. n. lacus, from lake, indicating the source of isolation of this organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LA-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 106439; F30L; VKM B-3280

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK931436 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chemodurova AA, Kaparullina EN, Machulin AV, Spröer C, et al. Ancylobacter lacus sp. nov. and Ancylobacter plantiphilus sp. nov., novel aerobic facultative methylotrophic bacteria. Microbiology 2020; 89:35-43. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Ancylobacter Raj 1983

Assigned by: Chemodurova AA, Kaparullina EN, Machulin AV, Spröer C, et al. Ancylobacter lacus sp. nov. and Ancylobacter plantiphilus sp. nov., novel aerobic facultative methylotrophic bacteria. Microbiology 2020; 89:35-43. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 13798
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