Name: Blastobacter natatorius Sly 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: na.ta.to’ri.us. L. masc. adj. natatorius, of or belonging to a swimmer, that serves to swim with, natatory, intended to mean pertaining to a swimming place (pool)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: blas-to-BAK-ter na-ta-TO-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: ACM 2507; ATCC 35951; CIP 106842; DSM 3183; EY 4220; HAMBI 2081; IFO 15649; JCM 10396; JCM 12333; LMG 17322; NBRC 15649; NCIMB 12085; UQM 2507

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16S rRNA gene: AB024288 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sly LI. Emendation of the genus Blastobacter Zavarzin 1961 and description of Blastobacter natatorius sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:40-45. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Blastomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) Sly and Cahill 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) Yabuuchi et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Blastomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) Sly and Cahill 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Blastobacter natatorius 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 Blastobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Blastobacter Zavarzin 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Sly LI. Emendation of the genus Blastobacter Zavarzin 1961 and description of Blastobacter natatorius sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:40-45. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 774083