Name: Kordia antarctica Baek et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: feminine

Type strain: IMCC 3317; KCTC 32292; NBRC 109401

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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