Name: Janthinobacterium aestuarii Pavloudi et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of an estuary, referring to the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., USA, from which the strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC TSD-339; JCM 36076; TB1-E2-13

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16S rRNA gene: PP033744 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pavloudi C, Shlafstein MD, De La Flor YT, Smith EM, Penuela AC, Papke E, Oliver L, Slattery K, Lissner G, Coelho LC, et al. Janthinobacterium aestuarii sp. nov., a novel violacein-producing bacterium isolated from the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6768.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-05-06.

Parent taxon: Janthinobacterium De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pavloudi C, Shlafstein MD, De La Flor YT, Smith EM, Penuela AC, Papke E, Oliver L, Slattery K, Lissner G, Coelho LC, et al. Janthinobacterium aestuarii sp. nov., a novel violacein-producing bacterium isolated from the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6768.

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Record number: 65117