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Species Congregibacter litoralis
Name: Congregibacter litoralis Spring et al. 2009
Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore, pertaining to the habitat from where the organism was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-to-RA-lis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 17192; KT71; NBRC 104960
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AAOA01000004
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Spring S, Lunsdorf H, Fuchs BM, Tindall BJ. The photosynthetic apparatus and its regulation in the aerobic gammaproteobacterium Congregibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4866. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 128. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1555-1556.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Congregibacter Spring et al. 2009.
Publication:
Spring S, Lunsdorf H, Fuchs BM, Tindall BJ. The photosynthetic apparatus and its regulation in the aerobic gammaproteobacterium Congregibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4866. 🇩🇪
- 😷 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 15 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Congregibacter Spring et al. 2009.
Publication:
Spring S, Lunsdorf H, Fuchs BM, Tindall BJ. The photosynthetic apparatus and its regulation in the aerobic gammaproteobacterium Congregibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4866.
Parent taxon: Congregibacter Spring et al. 2009
Assigned by:
Spring S, Lunsdorf H, Fuchs BM, Tindall BJ. The photosynthetic apparatus and its regulation in the aerobic gammaproteobacterium Congregibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4866. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 787760
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