Name: Kistimonas asteriae Choi et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: as.te’ri.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. asteriae, of Asterias amurensis, a starfish

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 21796; JCM 15607; KCCM 90076; KMD 1

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16S rRNA gene: EU599216 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi EJ, Kwon HC, Sohn YC, Yang HO. Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from Asterias amurensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:938-943.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kistimonas Choi et al. 2010. Publication: Choi EJ, Kwon HC, Sohn YC, Yang HO. Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from Asterias amurensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:938-943.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Kistimonas Choi et al. 2010

Assigned by: Choi EJ, Kwon HC, Sohn YC, Yang HO. Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from Asterias amurensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:938-943.

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