Name: Gilvimarinus polysaccharolyticus Cheng et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cus. Gr. masc. adj. polys, many; Gr. neut. n. sakcharon, sugar; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, lysing; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. polysaccharolyticus, pertaining to the ability to hydrolyse polysaccharides

Pronunciation, gender: po-ly-sak-k^ha-ro-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 19198; KCTC 32438; YN3

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16S rRNA gene: HM437226 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cheng H, Zhang S, Huo YY, Jiang XW, Zhang XQ, Pan J, Zhu XF, Wu M. Gilvimarinus polysaccharolyticus sp. nov., an agar-digesting bacterium isolated from seaweed, and emended description of the genus Gilvimarinus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:562-569.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Gilvimarinus Du et al. 2009

Assigned by: Cheng H, Zhang S, Huo YY, Jiang XW, Zhang XQ, Pan J, Zhu XF, Wu M. Gilvimarinus polysaccharolyticus sp. nov., an agar-digesting bacterium isolated from seaweed, and emended description of the genus Gilvimarinus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:562-569.

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