Name: Ferrimonas pelagia Yim et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.la’gi.a. L. fem. adj. pelagia, of or belonging to the sea

Pronunciation, gender: pe-LA-gi-a, feminine

Type strain: CBA4601; JCM 18401; KACC 16695; KCTC 32029

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16S rRNA gene: JQ780822 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yim KJ, Lee M, Lee HW, Kim KN, Yang HM, Kim MJ, Hyun DW, Bae JW, Nam YD, Yoon C, et al. Ferrimonas pelagia sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3175-3179.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Ferrimonas Rosselló-Mora et al. 1996

Assigned by: Yim KJ, Lee M, Lee HW, Kim KN, Yang HM, Kim MJ, Hyun DW, Bae JW, Nam YD, Yoon C, et al. Ferrimonas pelagia sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3175-3179.

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Record number: 791080