Name: Coraliomargarita akajimensis Yoon et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ka.ji.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. akajimensis, pertaining to Akajima, an island in Okinawa, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: a-ka-ji-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 04OKA010-24; DSM 45221; IAM 15411; JCM 23193; KCTC 12865; MBIC 6463; NBRC 103620

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB266750 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon J, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Katsuta A, Sekiguchi H, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Coraliomargarita akajimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia' isolated from seawater in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:959-963.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Coraliomargarita Yoon et al. 2007. Publication: Yoon J, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Katsuta A, Sekiguchi H, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Coraliomargarita akajimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia' isolated from seawater in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:959-963.
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mavromatis K, Abt B, Brambilla E, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Deshpande S, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Coraliomargarita akajimensis type strain (04OKA010-24). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:290-299.

Parent taxon: Coraliomargarita Yoon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Yoon J, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Katsuta A, Sekiguchi H, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Coraliomargarita akajimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia' isolated from seawater in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:959-963.

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