Name: Galbibacter mesophilus Khan et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so.phi’lus. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. mesophilus, middle (temperature)-loving, i.e. mesophilic

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 109219; Mok-17; NBRC 101624

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681493 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Khan ST, Nakagawa Y, Harayama S. Galbibacter mesophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:969-973.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Galbibacter Khan et al. 2007. Publication: Khan ST, Nakagawa Y, Harayama S. Galbibacter mesophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:969-973.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Galbibacter Khan et al. 2007

Assigned by: Khan ST, Nakagawa Y, Harayama S. Galbibacter mesophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:969-973.

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