Name: Pararhodobacter oceanensis Wang et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ce.a.nen’sis. L. masc. adj. oceanensis, pertaining to the ocean, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-r^ho-do-BAK-ter o-ke-a-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: AM505; KCTC 62407; MCCC 1H00289

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16S rRNA gene: KY009733 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang XL, Zhao YN, Wang K, Du ZJ. Pararhodobacter oceanensis sp. nov., isolated from marine intertidal sediment and emended description of the genus Pararhodobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:866-870. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1529-1530.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04638 (N = 21).
  • 😷 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: Pararhodobacter Foesel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Wang XL, Zhao YN, Wang K, Du ZJ. Pararhodobacter oceanensis sp. nov., isolated from marine intertidal sediment and emended description of the genus Pararhodobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:866-870. 🇨🇳

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