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Species Erythrobacter atlanticus
Name: Erythrobacter atlanticus Zhuang et al. 2015
Etymology: a.tlan’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. atlanticus, referring to the Atlantic Ocean, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-TLAN-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: KCTC 42697; MCCC 1A00519; s21-N3
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KP994305
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhuang L, Liu Y, Wang L, Wang W, Shao Z. Erythrobacter atlanticus sp. nov., a bacterium from ocean sediment able to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3714-3719. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Aurantiacibacter atlanticus (Zhuang et al. 2015) Xu et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Aurantiacibacter atlanticus (Zhuang et al. 2015) Xu et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Erythrobacter atlanticus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Erythrobacter.
- 😷 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 3 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 Hördt et al. (2020).
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: Erythrobacter Shiba and Simidu 1982
Assigned by:
Zhuang L, Liu Y, Wang L, Wang W, Shao Z. Erythrobacter atlanticus sp. nov., a bacterium from ocean sediment able to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3714-3719. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 793329
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