Name: Lutibacter litoralis Choi and Cho 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of the shore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-ti-BAK-ter li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CL-TF09; JCM 13034; KCCM 42118

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16S rRNA gene: AY962293 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi DH, Cho BC. Lutibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:771-776. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1461-1462.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lutibacter Choi and Cho 2006. Publication: Choi DH, Cho BC. Lutibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:771-776. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lutibacter Choi and Cho 2006

Assigned by: Choi DH, Cho BC. Lutibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:771-776. 🇰🇷

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