Name: Aurantimonas aggregata Li et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ag.gre.ga’ta. L. fem. part. adj. aggregata, joined together, referring to the frequent formation of cell aggregates

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ag-gre-GA-ta, feminine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.1202; KCTC 52919; R14M6

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16S rRNA gene: KY984095 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li AZ, Lin LZ, Zhang MX, Zhu HH. Aurantimonas aggregata sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5056-5061. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Aurantimonas Denner et al. 2003

Assigned by: Li AZ, Lin LZ, Zhang MX, Zhu HH. Aurantimonas aggregata sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5056-5061. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 796290