Name: Litoreibacter ascidiaceicola Kim et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: as.ci.di.a.ce.i’co.la. N.L. neut. n. Ascidiacea, name of a zoological class; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. ascidiaceicola, Ascidiacea dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: li-to-re-i-BAK-ter as-ki-di-a-ke-I-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8539; DSM 100566; KCTC 42050; RSS4-C1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ410763 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Park JM, Kim DG, Yoon JH. Litoreibacter ascidiaceicola sp. nov., isolated from the golden sea squirt Halocynthia aurantium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2545-2550. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Litoreibacter Romanenko et al. 2011

Assigned by: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Park JM, Kim DG, Yoon JH. Litoreibacter ascidiaceicola sp. nov., isolated from the golden sea squirt Halocynthia aurantium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2545-2550. 🇰🇷

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