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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Paenibacillus algicola

Name: Paenibacillus algicola Zhu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi’co.la. L. fem. n. alga, seaweed, alga; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algicola, alga-dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-GI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13583; HB172198; JCM 32683

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16S rRNA gene: MG994973 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhu J, Mo K, Zheng Z, Wang Z, Hu Y, Zou X, Gu H, Wang H, Bao S, Huang H. Paenibacillus algicola sp. nov., a novel alginate lyase-producing marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5087-5092. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Zhu J, Mo K, Zheng Z, Wang Z, Hu Y, Zou X, Gu H, Wang H, Bao S, Huang H. Paenibacillus algicola sp. nov., a novel alginate lyase-producing marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5087-5092. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 13770
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