Name: Atopobacter phocae Lawson et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pho’cae. L. gen. fem. n. phocae, of or pertaining to the common seal Phoca vitulina, from which the organism was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-285; CCUG 42358; CIP 106392; M1590/94/2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y16546 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Foster G, Falsen E, Ohlen M, Collins MD. Atopobacter phocae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from common seals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1755-1760.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1955.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Atopobacter Lawson et al. 2000. Publication: Lawson PA, Foster G, Falsen E, Ohlen M, Collins MD. Atopobacter phocae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from common seals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1755-1760.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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: Atopobacter Lawson et al. 2000

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Foster G, Falsen E, Ohlen M, Collins MD. Atopobacter phocae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from common seals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1755-1760.

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