Name: Endozoicomonas elysicola Kurahashi and Yokota 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.ly.si’co.la. N.L. fem. n. Elysia, Elysia, name of zoological genus; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. elysicola, Elysia dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e-ly-SI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22380; IAM 15107; JCM 21568; KCTC 12372; MKT 110

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB196667 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kurahashi M, Yokota A. Endozoicomonas elysicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a gamma-proteobacterium isolated from the sea slug Elysia ornata. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:202-206. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 116. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1371-1373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Endozoicomonas Kurahashi and Yokota 2007. Publication: Kurahashi M, Yokota A. Endozoicomonas elysicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a gamma-proteobacterium isolated from the sea slug Elysia ornata. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:202-206. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 9 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: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 In the etymology provided in the effective publication, the specific epithet elysicola is erroneously cited as elysiicola. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Endozoicomonas Kurahashi and Yokota 2007

Assigned by: Kurahashi M, Yokota A. Endozoicomonas elysicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a gamma-proteobacterium isolated from the sea slug Elysia ornata. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:202-206. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 786428