Name: Marinobacterium iners (Iizuka and Komagata 1964) Tindall 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas iners Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: i’ners. L. neut. adj. iners, lazy, inactive

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … I-ners, neuter

Type strain: CIP 106746; IAM 1419; IFO 10219; JCM 20159; NBRC 10219; NBRC 102196

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB021408 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tindall BJ. Marinobacterium iners (Iizuka and Komagata 1964) comb. nov. arising from the Synonymy of Marinobacterium georgiense Gonzalez et al. 1997 and Pseudomonas iners Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980). Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:1128-1129. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Marinobacterium georgiense González et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudomonas iners Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Satomi et al. (2002), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Marinobacterium georgiense González et al. 1997 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hamada T, Harayama S, Fujii T. Phylogenetic study of the genus Oceanospirillum based on 16S rRNA and gyrB genes: emended description of the genus Oceanospirillum, description of Pseudospirillum gen. nov., Oceanobacter gen. nov. and Terasakiella gen. nov. and transfer of Oceanospirillum jannaschii and Pseudomonas stanieri to Marinobacterium as Marinobacterium jannaschii comb. nov. and Marinobacterium stanieri comb. no. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:739-747. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Tindall (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Marinobacterium georgiense González et al. 1997. Publication: Tindall BJ. Marinobacterium iners (Iizuka and Komagata 1964) comb. nov. arising from the Synonymy of Marinobacterium georgiense Gonzalez et al. 1997 and Pseudomonas iners Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980). Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:1128-1129. 🇩🇪
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 31. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:9-10.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Marinobacterium González et al. 1997

Assigned by: Tindall BJ. Marinobacterium iners (Iizuka and Komagata 1964) comb. nov. arising from the Synonymy of Marinobacterium georgiense Gonzalez et al. 1997 and Pseudomonas iners Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980). Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:1128-1129. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 5550