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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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. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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