Name: Gilvimarinus chinensis Du et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. chinensis, pertaining to China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: k^hi-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7008; DSM 19667; QM 42

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ822530 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Du ZJ, Zhang DC, Liu SN, Chen JX, Tian XL, Zhang ZN, Liu HC, Chen GJ. Gilvimarinus chinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an agar-digesting marine bacterium within the class Gammaproteobacteria isolated from coastal seawater in Qingdao, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2987-2990.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gilvimarinus Du et al. 2009. Publication: Du ZJ, Zhang DC, Liu SN, Chen JX, Tian XL, Zhang ZN, Liu HC, Chen GJ. Gilvimarinus chinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an agar-digesting marine bacterium within the class Gammaproteobacteria isolated from coastal seawater in Qingdao, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2987-2990.
  • 😷 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 5 times 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: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Gilvimarinus Du et al. 2009

Assigned by: Du ZJ, Zhang DC, Liu SN, Chen JX, Tian XL, Zhang ZN, Liu HC, Chen GJ. Gilvimarinus chinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an agar-digesting marine bacterium within the class Gammaproteobacteria isolated from coastal seawater in Qingdao, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2987-2990.

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