Name: Pelagibacterium lentulum Wang et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: len’tu.lum. L. neut. adj. lentulum, rather slow, referring to the slow growth of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-la-gi-bak-TE-ri-um LEN-tu-lum, neuter

Type strain: B 2; CGMCC 1.15896; KCTC 52551; MCCC 1K03218

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX989461 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang G, Yu K, Wang Y, Su H, Wu H, Li T, Liang J, Huang W, Xiang W. Pelagibacterium lentulum sp. nov., a marine bacterium from the culture broth of Picochlorum sp. 122. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3182-3185. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Pelagibacterium Xu et al. 2011

Assigned by: Wang G, Yu K, Wang Y, Su H, Wu H, Li T, Liang J, Huang W, Xiang W. Pelagibacterium lentulum sp. nov., a marine bacterium from the culture broth of Picochlorum sp. 122. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3182-3185. 🇨🇳

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