Name: Oceanobacter kriegii (Bowditch et al. 1984) Satomi et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Oceanospirillum kriegii Bowditch et al. 1984

Etymology: krie’gi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kriegii, of Krieg, named after N.R. Krieg

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 197; ATCC 27133; CIP 103443; DSM 6294; IFO 15467; LMG 6238; NBRC 15467

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB006767 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hamada T, Harayama S, Fujii T. Phylogenetic study of the genus Oceanospirillum based on 16S rRNA and gyrB genes: emended description of the genus Oceanospirillum, description of Pseudospirillum gen. nov., Oceanobacter gen. nov. and Terasakiella gen. nov. and transfer of Oceanospirillum jannaschii and Pseudomonas stanieri to Marinobacterium as Marinobacterium jannaschii comb. nov. and Marinobacterium stanieri comb. no. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:739-747.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanospirillum kriegii Bowditch et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Oceanobacter Satomi et al. 2002. Publication: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hamada T, Harayama S, Fujii T. Phylogenetic study of the genus Oceanospirillum based on 16S rRNA and gyrB genes: emended description of the genus Oceanospirillum, description of Pseudospirillum gen. nov., Oceanobacter gen. nov. and Terasakiella gen. nov. and transfer of Oceanospirillum jannaschii and Pseudomonas stanieri to Marinobacterium as Marinobacterium jannaschii comb. nov. and Marinobacterium stanieri comb. no. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:739-747.
  • The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
  • According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Oceanobacter kriegii (Bowditch et al. 1984) Satomi et al. 2002 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

Parent taxon: Oceanobacter Satomi et al. 2002

Assigned by: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hamada T, Harayama S, Fujii T. Phylogenetic study of the genus Oceanospirillum based on 16S rRNA and gyrB genes: emended description of the genus Oceanospirillum, description of Pseudospirillum gen. nov., Oceanobacter gen. nov. and Terasakiella gen. nov. and transfer of Oceanospirillum jannaschii and Pseudomonas stanieri to Marinobacterium as Marinobacterium jannaschii comb. nov. and Marinobacterium stanieri comb. no. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:739-747.

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