Name: Mesophilobacter marinus Nishimura et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 14S-4; DSM 9142; IAM 13185

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Valid publication: Nishimura Y, Kinpara M, Iizuka H. Mesophilobacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov.: an aerobic coccobacillus isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:378-381.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Mesophilobacter Nishimura et al. 1989. Publication: Nishimura Y, Kinpara M, Iizuka H. Mesophilobacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov.: an aerobic coccobacillus isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:378-381.

Parent taxon: Mesophilobacter Nishimura et al. 1989

Assigned by: Nishimura Y, Kinpara M, Iizuka H. Mesophilobacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov.: an aerobic coccobacillus isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:378-381.

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Record number: 777767