Species Magnetococcus organivorans

Name: Magnetococcus organivorans Koziaeva et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: or.ga.ni’vo.rans. L. neut. n. organum, organic compound; L. inf. v. vorare, to eat, to consume; N.L. masc. part. adj. organivorans, devouring organic compounds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-n͡gne-to-KOK-kus or-ga-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-369; JCM 39466; PR-3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ442653 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Koziaeva V, Turrini ECA, Alonso B, Grouzdev D, Monteil CL, Lefevre CT. Terasakiella magnetica sp. nov., Magnetovibrio massiliensis sp. nov. and Magnetococcus organivorans sp. nov., three novel magnetotactic bacteria isolated from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7129. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7198.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-04-16.

Parent taxon: Magnetococcus Bazylinski et al. 2013

Assigned by: Koziaeva V, Turrini ECA, Alonso B, Grouzdev D, Monteil CL, Lefevre CT. Terasakiella magnetica sp. nov., Magnetovibrio massiliensis sp. nov. and Magnetococcus organivorans sp. nov., three novel magnetotactic bacteria isolated from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7129. 🇨🇦

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.71501Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 71501

• Previous versions:

  • Version	Date	JSON
    1	2026-05-16
    2	2026-06-11
    3	2026-07-04
    4	2026-07-20