Name: Maricaulis virginensis Abraham et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vir.gin.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. virginensis, from the Virgin Islands

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 107438; DSM 16079; LMG 21018; VC-5; VKM B-1513

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ301667 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abraham WR, Strompl C, Bennasar A, Vancanneyt M, Snauwaert C, Swings J, Smit J, Moore ER. Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2191-2201.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999

Assigned by: Abraham WR, Strompl C, Bennasar A, Vancanneyt M, Snauwaert C, Swings J, Smit J, Moore ER. Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2191-2201.

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Record number: 777671