Species Cucumibacter marinus

Name: Cucumibacter marinus Hwang and Cho 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, referring to the sea, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ku-ku-mi-BAK-ter ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: CL-GR60; DSM 18995; KCCM 90027

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF211830 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hwang CY, Cho BC. Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1591-1597. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cucumibacter Hwang and Cho 2008. Publication: Hwang CY, Cho BC. Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1591-1597. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Cucumibacter Hwang and Cho 2008

Assigned by: Hwang CY, Cho BC. Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1591-1597. 🇰🇷

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