Name: Neptuniibacter marinus Diéguez et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, from the seawater

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATR 1.1; CECT 8938; DSM 100783

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT549013 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Magnesen T, Romalde JL. Neptuniibacter pectenicola sp. nov. and Neptuniibacter marinus sp. nov., two novel species isolated from a Great scallop (Pecten maximus) hatchery in Norway and emended description of the genus Neptuniibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:80-85.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 177. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3140-3143.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Neptuniibacter Arahal et al. 2007

Assigned by: Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Magnesen T, Romalde JL. Neptuniibacter pectenicola sp. nov. and Neptuniibacter marinus sp. nov., two novel species isolated from a Great scallop (Pecten maximus) hatchery in Norway and emended description of the genus Neptuniibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:80-85.

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Record number: 795784