Name: Magnetococcus marinus Bazylinski et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, referring to the estuarine habitat of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-n͡gne-to-KOK-kus ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1437; JCM 17883; MC-1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP000471 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Berg RJ, Zhang CL, Bowser SS, Dean AJ, Beveridge TJ. Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:801-808. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Magnetococcus marinus" Lefèvre et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Magnetococcus Bazylinski et al. 2013. Publication: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Berg RJ, Zhang CL, Bowser SS, Dean AJ, Beveridge TJ. Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:801-808. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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 27 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). 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: Magnetococcus Bazylinski et al. 2013

Assigned by: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Berg RJ, Zhang CL, Bowser SS, Dean AJ, Beveridge TJ. Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:801-808. 🇺🇸

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