Name: Caulobacter inopinatus Onouye et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.o.pi.na’tus. L. masc. adj. inopinatus, not expected, unexpected, referring to the strain’s isolation from seawater

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka͡u-lo-BAK-ter in-o-pi-NA-tus, masculine

Type strain: 73W; DSM 112346; LMG 33179; NCTC 14601

16S rRNA gene: MZ156990 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Onouye CT, Dubord A, Prescott RD, La THA, Saito JA, Sadones M, Norris MH, Donachie SP. Caulobacter inopinatus sp. nov., from seawater off O'ahu, Hawai'i, and emended description of the genus Caulobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6932. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6976.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Caulobacter Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Onouye CT, Dubord A, Prescott RD, La THA, Saito JA, Sadones M, Norris MH, Donachie SP. Caulobacter inopinatus sp. nov., from seawater off O'ahu, Hawai'i, and emended description of the genus Caulobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6932. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 67841

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