Name: Formosa agariphila Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006
Etymology: a.ga.ri.phi’la. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. agariphila, agar-loving
Type strain: DSM 15362; DSM 19837; KCTC 12365; KMM 3901; LMG 23005
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16S rRNA gene: AY187688 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Nedashkovskaya OI, Kim SB, Vancanneyt M, Snauwaert C, Lysenko AM, Rohde M, Frolova GM, Zhukova NV, Mikhailov VV, Bae KS, et al. Formosa agariphila sp. nov., a budding bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from marine environments, and emended description of the genus Formosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:161-167.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Formosa Ivanova et al. 2004
Assigned by: Nedashkovskaya OI, Kim SB, Vancanneyt M, Snauwaert C, Lysenko AM, Rohde M, Frolova GM, Zhukova NV, Mikhailov VV, Bae KS, et al. Formosa agariphila sp. nov., a budding bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from marine environments, and emended description of the genus Formosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:161-167.
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