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Species Erythrobacter xanthus
Name: Erythrobacter xanthus Li et al. 2017
Etymology: xan’thus. Gr. masc. adj. xanthos, yellow; N.L. masc. adj. xanthus, yellow
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KSAN-thus, masculine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2015396; KCTC 42669; SM1501
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KU529278
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Li DD, Zhang YQ, Peng M, Wang N, Wang XJ, Zhang XY, Li PY, Xie BB, Chen XL, Zhang YZ, et al. Erythrobacter xanthus sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the South China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2459-2464. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Aurantiacibacter xanthus (Li et al. 2017) Xu et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Aurantiacibacter xanthus (Li et al. 2017) Xu et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Erythrobacter xanthus 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 2 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:
Li DD, Zhang YQ, Peng M, Wang N, Wang XJ, Zhang XY, Li PY, Xie BB, Chen XL, Zhang YZ, et al. Erythrobacter xanthus sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the South China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2459-2464. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 795560
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