Species Phaeobacter inhibens

Name: Phaeobacter inhibens Martens et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: in’hi.bens. L. masc. part. adj. inhibens, inhibiting

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^ha͡e-o-BAK-ter IN-hi-bens, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16374; LMG 22475; T5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC176240 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Martens T, Heidorn T, Pukall R, Simon M, Tindall BJ, Brinkhoff T. Reclassification of Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998 as Phaeobacter gallaeciensis gen. nov., comb. nov., description of Phaeobacter inhibens sp. nov., reclassification of Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999 as Marinovum algicola gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Roseobacter, Ruegeria and Leisingera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1293-1304. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Vandecandelaere et al. 2008 Vandecandelaere I, Segaert E, Mollica A, Faimali M, Vandamme P. Leisingera aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm, and emended descriptions of Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002, Phaeobacter daeponensis Yoon et al. 2007 and Phaeobacter inhibens Martens et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2788-2793. 🇧🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.
  • Dogs et al. 2013 Dogs M, Voget S, Teshima H, Petersen J, Davenport K, Dalingault H, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Goodwin LA, et al. Genome sequence of Phaeobacter inhibens type strain (T5^T), a secondary metabolite producing representative of the marine Roseobacter clade, and emendation of the species description of Phaeobacter inhibens. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:334-350. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 21. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:7-10.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14043 (N = 110).
  • 😷 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 109 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006

Assigned by: Martens T, Heidorn T, Pukall R, Simon M, Tindall BJ, Brinkhoff T. Reclassification of Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998 as Phaeobacter gallaeciensis gen. nov., comb. nov., description of Phaeobacter inhibens sp. nov., reclassification of Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999 as Marinovum algicola gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Roseobacter, Ruegeria and Leisingera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1293-1304. 🇩🇪

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