Name: Limnobacter litoralis Lu et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore, referring to the supralitoral habitat from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CIP 109929; KP1-19; LMG 24869; NBRC 105857

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16S rRNA gene: AB366174 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lu H, Sato Y, Fujimura R, Nishizawa T, Kamijo T, Ohta H. Limnobacter litoralis sp. nov., a thiosulfate-oxidizing, heterotrophic bacterium isolated from a volcanic deposit, and emended description of the genus Limnobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:404-407.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1014-1015.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Limnobacter Spring et al. 2001

Assigned by: Lu H, Sato Y, Fujimura R, Nishizawa T, Kamijo T, Ohta H. Limnobacter litoralis sp. nov., a thiosulfate-oxidizing, heterotrophic bacterium isolated from a volcanic deposit, and emended description of the genus Limnobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:404-407.

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Record number: 789044