Name: Ketobacter alkanivorans Kim et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. alkanivorans, alkane-degrading

Pronunciation, gender: … al-ka-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: GI5; JCM 31835; KCTC 52659

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY303768 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim SH, Kim JG, Jung MY, Kim SJ, Gwak JH, Yu WJ, Roh SW, Kim YH, Rhee SK. Ketobacter alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2258-2264. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ketobacter Kim et al. 2018. Publication: Kim SH, Kim JG, Jung MY, Kim SJ, Gwak JH, Yu WJ, Roh SW, Kim YH, Rhee SK. Ketobacter alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2258-2264. 🇰🇷
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Ketobacter Kim et al. 2018

Assigned by: Kim SH, Kim JG, Jung MY, Kim SJ, Gwak JH, Yu WJ, Roh SW, Kim YH, Rhee SK. Ketobacter alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2258-2264. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 797799