Name: Paraglaciecola hydrolytica Bech et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ly’ti.ca. Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving, splitting; N.L. fem. adj. hydrolytica, splitting with water, referring to the hydrolytic activity of the bacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hy-dro-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 102834; LMG 29457; NCIMB 15060; S66

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY614189 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bech PK, Schultz-Johansen M, Glaring MA, Barbeyron T, Czjzek M, Stougaard P. Paraglaciecola hydrolytica sp. nov., a bacterium with hydrolytic activity against multiple seaweed-derived polysaccharides. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2242-2247. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Paraglaciecola Shivaji and Reddy 2014

Assigned by: Bech PK, Schultz-Johansen M, Glaring MA, Barbeyron T, Czjzek M, Stougaard P. Paraglaciecola hydrolytica sp. nov., a bacterium with hydrolytic activity against multiple seaweed-derived polysaccharides. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2242-2247. 🇩🇰

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.795485Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 795485