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Species Confluentibacter citreus
Name: Confluentibacter citreus Han et al. 2017
Etymology: ci’tre.us. L. masc. adj. citreus, lemon-coloured
Pronunciation, gender: KI-tre-us, masculine
Type strain: KCTC 52638; MCCC 1H00183; XJNY
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KY457225
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Han JR, Zhang H, Zheng WS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Confluentibacter citreus sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment, and emended description of the genus Confluentibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4008-4012. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019).
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: Confluentibacter Park et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Han JR, Zhang H, Zheng WS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Confluentibacter citreus sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment, and emended description of the genus Confluentibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4008-4012.
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Record number: 796060
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