Name: Pelagibius litoralis Choi et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of the shore

Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CL-UU02; JCM 15426; KCCM 42323

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16S rRNA gene: DQ401091 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi DH, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagibius litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:818-823.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pelagibius Choi et al. 2009. Publication: Choi DH, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagibius litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:818-823.
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pelagibius Choi et al. 2009

Assigned by: Choi DH, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagibius litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:818-823.

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