Name: Litorilituus lipolyticus Liu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.po.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. lipos, fat; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, lysing; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. lipolyticus, fat-dissolving, referring to the property of being able to hydrolyse lipids

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: li-to-ri-LI-tu-us li-po-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 62835; MCCC 1K03616; RZ04

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16S rRNA gene: MK226191 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu A, Zhang YJ, Xue QJ, Wang H, Yang YY, Du F, Zhao LY, Zhang HH, Li YQ, Li XZ. Litorilituus lipolyticus sp. nov., isolated from intertidal sand of the Yellow Sea in China, and emended description of Colwellia asteriadis. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:449-458. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Litorilituus Wang et al. 2019

Assigned by: Liu A, Zhang YJ, Xue QJ, Wang H, Yang YY, Du F, Zhao LY, Zhang HH, Li YQ, Li XZ. Litorilituus lipolyticus sp. nov., isolated from intertidal sand of the Yellow Sea in China, and emended description of Colwellia asteriadis. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:449-458. 🇨🇳

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