Name: Mesonia ostreae Lee et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: os’tre.ae. L. gen. fem. n. ostreae, of/from an oyster

Pronunciation, gender: OS-tre-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 60802; KCTC 23500; T-y2

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16S rRNA gene: HM234095 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SY, Lee MH, Yoon JH. Mesonia ostreae sp. nov., isolated from seawater of an oyster farm, and emended description of the genus Mesonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1804-1808.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.

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. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Mesonia Nedashkovskaya et al. 2003

Assigned by: Lee SY, Lee MH, Yoon JH. Mesonia ostreae sp. nov., isolated from seawater of an oyster farm, and emended description of the genus Mesonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1804-1808.

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Record number: 790062