Name: Lutimonas vermicola Yang et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ver.mi’co.la. L. masc. n. vermis, worm; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. vermicola, inhabitant of worms, pertaining to the origin of the type strain, a marine polychaete

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-TI-mo-nas wer-MI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: IMCC 1616; KCCM 42379; NBRC 102041

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16S rRNA gene: AB681679 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yang SJ, Choo YJ, Cho JC. Lutimonas vermicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the marine polychaete Periserrula leucophryna. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1679-1684. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lutimonas Yang et al. 2007. Publication: Yang SJ, Choo YJ, Cho JC. Lutimonas vermicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the marine polychaete Periserrula leucophryna. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1679-1684. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lutimonas Yang et al. 2007

Assigned by: Yang SJ, Choo YJ, Cho JC. Lutimonas vermicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the marine polychaete Periserrula leucophryna. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1679-1684. 🇰🇷

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