Name: Gemmobacter megaterium Liu et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.ga.te’ri.um. Gr. masc. adj. megas, large; Gr. neut. n. teras, monster, beast; N.L. neut. n. megaterium, big beast (nominative in apposition)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CF17; CGMCC 1.11024; DSM 26375; JCM 18498

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN620361 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu JJ, Zhang XQ, Chi FT, Pan J, Sun C, Wu M. Gemmobacter megaterium sp. nov., isolated from coastal planktonic seaweeds. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:66-71.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1075-1076.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Wagnerdoeblera megaterium (Liu et al. 2014) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. 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: Gemmobacter Rothe et al. 1988

Assigned by: Liu JJ, Zhang XQ, Chi FT, Pan J, Sun C, Wu M. Gemmobacter megaterium sp. nov., isolated from coastal planktonic seaweeds. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:66-71.

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