Name: Catenovulum agarivorans Yan et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ri’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, destroying; N.L. neut. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ga-RI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10245; DSM 23111; JCM 16580; YM01

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Valid publication: Yan S, Yu M, Wang Y, Shen C, Zhang XH. Catenovulum agarivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a peritrichously flagellated, chain-forming, agar-hydrolysing gammaproteobacterium from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2866-2873. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:476-477.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Catenovulum Yan et al. 2011. Publication: Yan S, Yu M, Wang Y, Shen C, Zhang XH. Catenovulum agarivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a peritrichously flagellated, chain-forming, agar-hydrolysing gammaproteobacterium from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2866-2873. 🇨🇳
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 15 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Catenovulum Yan et al. 2011

Assigned by: Yan S, Yu M, Wang Y, Shen C, Zhang XH. Catenovulum agarivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a peritrichously flagellated, chain-forming, agar-hydrolysing gammaproteobacterium from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2866-2873. 🇨🇳

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