Name: Grimontia marina Choi et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gri-MON-ti-a ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: IMCC 5001; KCTC 22666; NBRC 105794

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16S rRNA gene: FJ943235 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Choi A, Kim KM, Kang I, Youn SH, Suh YS, Lee Y, Cho JC. Grimontia marina sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the Yellow Sea. J Microbiol 2012; 50:170-174. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2365-2367.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Grimontia Thompson et al. 2003

Assigned by: Choi A, Kim KM, Kang I, Youn SH, Suh YS, Lee Y, Cho JC. Grimontia marina sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the Yellow Sea. J Microbiol 2012; 50:170-174. 🇰🇷

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