Name: Phaeobacter arcticus Zhang et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. arcticus, northern, arctic, referring to the site from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^ha͡e-o-BAK-ter ARK-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: 20188; CGMCC 1.6500; DSM 23566; JCM 14644

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ514304 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang DC, Li HR, Xin YH, Liu HC, Chi ZM, Zhou PJ, Yu Y. Phaeobacter arcticus sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the Arctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1384-1387. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudophaeobacter arcticus (Zhang et al. 2008) Breider et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudophaeobacter arcticus (Zhang et al. 2008) Breider et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Phaeobacter arcticus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Phaeobacter.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute Community Sequencing Programme. Publication: Freese HM, Dalingault H, Petersen J, Pradella S, Davenport K, Teshima H, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Goodwin LA, et al. Genome sequence of the phage-gene rich marine Phaeobacter arcticus type strain DSM 23566(T.). Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:450-464. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006

Assigned by: Zhang DC, Li HR, Xin YH, Liu HC, Chi ZM, Zhou PJ, Yu Y. Phaeobacter arcticus sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the Arctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1384-1387. 🇨🇳

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