Name: Marimicrobium arenosum Konkit et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.re.no’sum. L. neut. adj. arenosum, sandy, dwelling in marine sediment sand

Pronunciation, gender: a-re-NO-sum, neuter

Type strain: CAU 1038; KCTC 42300; NBRC 110727

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16S rRNA gene: KP064188 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Konkit M, Kim JH, Kim W. Marimicrobium arenosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from sea sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:856-861.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Marimicrobium Konkit et al. 2016. Publication: Konkit M, Kim JH, Kim W. Marimicrobium arenosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from sea sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:856-861.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Marimicrobium Konkit et al. 2016

Assigned by: Konkit M, Kim JH, Kim W. Marimicrobium arenosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from sea sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:856-861.

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