Name: Cellulophaga tyrosinoxydans Kahng et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ty.ro.sin.o’xy.dans. N.L. fem. n. tyrosina, tyrosine; N.L. pres. part. oxydans, oxidizing; N.L. fem. part. adj. tyrosinoxydans, pertaining to the ability to oxidize tyrosine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kel-lu-LO-p^ha-ga ty-ro-sin-O-xy-dans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 21164; EM41; KCTC 22297

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU443205 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kahng HY, Chung BS, Lee DH, Jung JS, Park JH, Jeon CO. Cellulophaga tyrosinoxydans sp. nov., a tyrosinase-producing bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:654-657. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Paracellulophaga tyrosinoxydans" (Kahng et al. 2009) Nakajima et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Cellulophaga Johansen et al. 1999

Assigned by: Kahng HY, Chung BS, Lee DH, Jung JS, Park JH, Jeon CO. Cellulophaga tyrosinoxydans sp. nov., a tyrosinase-producing bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:654-657. 🇰🇷

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