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Species Myroides albus
Name: Myroides albus Xia et al. 2020
Etymology: al’bus. L. masc. adj. albus, white. referring to the colony colour of the type strain
Pronunciation, gender: AL-bus, masculine
Type strain: BIT-d1; CGMCC 1.17043; KCTC 72447
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK734183
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Xia M, Hu L, Huo YX, Yang Y. Myroides albus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of plastic-eating larvae of the coleopteran insect Zophobas atratus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5460-5466. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4565.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times 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 the genus.
Parent taxon: Myroides Vancanneyt et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Xia M, Hu L, Huo YX, Yang Y. Myroides albus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of plastic-eating larvae of the coleopteran insect Zophobas atratus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5460-5466.
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Record number: 14077
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