Name: Kordia antarctica Baek et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, by extension pertaining to the Antarctic, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: IMCC 3317; KCTC 32292; NBRC 109401

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16S rRNA gene: JX456458 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baek K, Choi A, Kang I, Lee K, Cho JC. Kordia antarctica sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3617-3622. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Kordia Sohn et al. 2004

Assigned by: Baek K, Choi A, Kang I, Lee K, Cho JC. Kordia antarctica sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3617-3622. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 791181