Name: Celeribacter indicus Lai et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27257; LMG 27600; MCCC 1A01112; P73

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU440950 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai Q, Cao J, Yuan J, Li F, Shao Z. Celeribacter indicus sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium from deep-sea sediment and reclassification of Huaishuia halophila as Celeribacter halophilus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4160-4167.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:739-740.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. — 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Celeribacter Ivanova et al. 2010

Assigned by: Lai Q, Cao J, Yuan J, Li F, Shao Z. Celeribacter indicus sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium from deep-sea sediment and reclassification of Huaishuia halophila as Celeribacter halophilus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4160-4167.

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