Name: Motiliproteus coralliicola Wang et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.ral.li.i’co.la. L. neut. n. corallium, coral; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. coralliicola, inhabitant of corals

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-ral-li-I-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: C34; KCTC 62319; MCCC 1K03462

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH071780 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang G, Xu S, Su H, Chen B, Huang W, Liang J, Wang Y, Yu K. Motiliproteus coralliicola sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from coral. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3292-3295. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:10-12.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06241 (N = 10).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Motiliproteus Wang et al. 2015

Assigned by: Wang G, Xu S, Su H, Chen B, Huang W, Liang J, Wang Y, Yu K. Motiliproteus coralliicola sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from coral. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3292-3295. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 797914