Name: Pectinatus sottacetonis Caldwell et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sot.ta.ce’to.nis. N.L. n. sottaceto, pickle (from Italian noun sottaceto); N.L. gen. masc. n. sottacetonis, of sottaceto, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a cucumber fermentation (pickle) spoilage tank

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2501; FSRU B0405; VTT E-113163

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF280084 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Caldwell JM, Juvonen R, Brown J, Breidt F. Pectinatus sottacetonis sp. nov., isolated from a commercial pickle spoilage tank. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3609-3616.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Pectinatus Lee et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Caldwell JM, Juvonen R, Brown J, Breidt F. Pectinatus sottacetonis sp. nov., isolated from a commercial pickle spoilage tank. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3609-3616.

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Record number: 791186