Name: Litoricola lipolytica Kim et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.po.ly’ti.ca. Gr. neut. n. lipos, fat; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. lipolytica, fat-dissolving, pertaining to esterase lipase (C8) activity of the species

Gender: feminine

Type strain: IMCC 1097; KCCM 42360; KCTC 92598; NBRC 102074

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF176580 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim H, Choo YJ, Cho JC. Litoricolaceae fam. nov., to include Litoricola lipolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium belonging to the order Oceanospirillales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1793-1798.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Litorivicinus lipolyticus (Kim et al. 2007) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Litorivicinus lipolyticus (Kim et al. 2007) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Litoricola Kim et al. 2007. Publication: Kim H, Choo YJ, Cho JC. Litoricolaceae fam. nov., to include Litoricola lipolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium belonging to the order Oceanospirillales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1793-1798.
  • 😷 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 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Litoricola Kim et al. 2007

Assigned by: Kim H, Choo YJ, Cho JC. Litoricolaceae fam. nov., to include Litoricola lipolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium belonging to the order Oceanospirillales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1793-1798.

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Record number: 786586