Name: Luteolibacter gellanilyticus Pascual et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gel.la.ni.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. gellanum, gellan; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. gellanilyticus, gellan-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: gel-la-ni-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CB 286403; CECT 8659; DSM 28998

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16S rRNA gene: LN833280 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pascual J, Garcia-Lopez M, Gonzalez I, Genilloud O. Luteolibacter gellanilyticus sp. nov., a gellan-gum-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia isolated from miniaturized diffusion chambers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3951-3959. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Luteolibacter Yoon et al. 2008

Assigned by: Pascual J, Garcia-Lopez M, Gonzalez I, Genilloud O. Luteolibacter gellanilyticus sp. nov., a gellan-gum-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia isolated from miniaturized diffusion chambers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3951-3959. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 796086