Name: Celeribacter persicus Jami et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per’si.cus. L. masc. adj. persicus, Persian, referring to the Persian Gulf from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: PER-si-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 100434; MCCC 1A00672; SBU1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR349442 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jami M, Lai Q, Ghanbari M, Moghadam MS, Kneifel W, Domig KJ. Celeribacter persicus sp. nov., a polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from mangrove soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1875-1880.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2467-2468.

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 1 time 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. 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: Jami M, Lai Q, Ghanbari M, Moghadam MS, Kneifel W, Domig KJ. Celeribacter persicus sp. nov., a polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from mangrove soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1875-1880.

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