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. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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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