Name: Colwellia sediminilitoris Park et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di.mi.ni.li’to.ris. L. neut. n. sedimen (gen. sedminis), sediment; L. neut. n. litus (gen. litoris), the seashore, beach; N.L. gen. neut. n. sediminilitoris, of sediment of seashore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … se-di-mi-ni-LI-to-ris, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 52213; NBRC 111994; YSM-23

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16S rRNA gene: KU696539 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park S, Jung YT, Yoon JH. Colwellia sediminilitoris sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3258-3263. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cognaticolwellia sediminilitoris (Park et al. 2016) Liu et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Colwellia Deming et al. 1988

Assigned by: Park S, Jung YT, Yoon JH. Colwellia sediminilitoris sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3258-3263. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 794583