Species Octadecabacter ponticola

Name: Octadecabacter ponticola Park et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pon.ti’co.la. L. masc. n. pontus, the sea; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. ponticola, a dweller of sea

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

Type strain: HDSW-34; KCTC 52250; NBRC 112296

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16S rRNA gene: KX073749 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park S, Yoon SY, Jung YT, Yoon JH. Octadecabacterponticola sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4179-4184. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Octadecabacter Gosink et al. 1998

Assigned by: Park S, Yoon SY, Jung YT, Yoon JH. Octadecabacterponticola sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4179-4184. 🇰🇷

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