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

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 100434; MCCC 1A00672; SBU1

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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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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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