Species Lutibacter holmesii

Name: Lutibacter holmesii Nedashkovskaya et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hol.me’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. holmesii, of Holmes, named in honour of Barry Holmes, a famous English microbiologist, for his huge contribution in the taxonomic study of bacteria belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-ti-BAK-ter hol-ME-si-i, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 62221; KMM 6277; LMG 26737; R-30339

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ241142 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nedashkovskaya OI, Van Trappen S, Zhukova NV, De Vos P. Lutibacter holmesii sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius, and emended description of the genus Lutibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3991-3996. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07718 (N = 92).
  • 😷 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: Nedashkovskaya OI, Van Trappen S, Zhukova NV, De Vos P. Lutibacter holmesii sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius, and emended description of the genus Lutibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3991-3996. 🇷🇺

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