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Species Photobacterium lipolyticum
Name: Photobacterium lipolyticum Yoon et al. 2005
Etymology: li.po.ly’ti.cum. Gr. neut. n. lipos, animal fat, lard, tallow; Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. lipolyticum, dissolving fat or lipid
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-po-LY-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: DSM 16190; KCTC 10562BP; M37
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY554009
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Yoon JH, Lee JK, Kim YO, Oh TK. Photobacterium lipolyticum sp. nov., a bacterium with lipolytic activity isolated from the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:335-339. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Yoon JH, Lee JK, Kim YO, Oh TK. Photobacterium lipolyticum sp. nov., a bacterium with lipolytic activity isolated from the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:335-339. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 779534
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