Species Octadecabacter algicola

Name: Octadecabacter algicola Jin et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi’co.la. L. fem. n. alga (gen. algae), a seaweed, an alga; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, an inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algicola, an inhabitant of algae

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ok-ta-de-ka-BAK-ter al-GI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: D2-3; JCM 34969; KACC 22493

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16S rRNA gene: OK377030 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jin MS, Kim KH, Baek JH, Kim JM, Jeon CO. Octadecabacter algicola sp. nov. and Octadecabacter dasysiphoniae sp. nov., isolated from a marine red alga and emended description of the genus Octadecabacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5664. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Octadecabacter Gosink et al. 1998

Assigned by: Jin MS, Kim KH, Baek JH, Kim JM, Jeon CO. Octadecabacter algicola sp. nov. and Octadecabacter dasysiphoniae sp. nov., isolated from a marine red alga and emended description of the genus Octadecabacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5664. 🇰🇷

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