Name: Gaetbulibacter aquiaggeris Jung et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.ag’ge.ris. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. masc. n. agger, embankment, mound; N.L. gen. masc. n. aquiaggeris, of water of embankment, the place from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ga-et-bu-li-BAK-ter a-kwi-AG-ge-ris, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 42198; KEM-8; NBRC 110553

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR424451 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jung YT, Lee JS, Yoon JH. Gaetbulibacter aquiaggeris sp. nov., a member of the Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1131-1137. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species G. saemankumensis, and together with G. marinus is susceptible to being reclassified as a genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Gaetbulibacter Jung et al. 2005

Assigned by: Jung YT, Lee JS, Yoon JH. Gaetbulibacter aquiaggeris sp. nov., a member of the Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1131-1137. 🇰🇷

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