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.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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