Name: Lutimaribacter saemankumensis Yoon et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sae.man.ku.men’sis. N.L. masc. adj. saemankumensis, from Saemankum, the location on the Yellow Sea in Korea where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: sa͡e-man-ku-MEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 55760; DSM 28010; KCTC 22244; SMK-117

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU336981 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee JS, Oh TK. Lutimaribacter saemankumensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:48-52.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:645-646.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009. Publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee JS, Oh TK. Lutimaribacter saemankumensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:48-52.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee JS, Oh TK. Lutimaribacter saemankumensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:48-52.

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