Species Lutibacter citreus

Name: Lutibacter citreus Du et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ci’tre.us. L. masc. adj. citreus, describing the lemon-yellow pigmentation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-ti-BAK-ter KI-tre-us, masculine

Type strain: 1KV19; KCTC 62595; MCCC 1H00307

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG779618 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Du ZZ, Zhou LY, Wang TJ, Li HR, Du ZJ. Lutibacter citreus sp. nov., isolated from Arctic surface sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3154-3161. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07602 (N = 75).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lutibacter Choi and Cho 2006

Assigned by: Du ZZ, Zhou LY, Wang TJ, Li HR, Du ZJ. Lutibacter citreus sp. nov., isolated from Arctic surface sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3154-3161. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 7503