Name: Planctobacterium marinum Sheu et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’num. L. neut. adj. marinum, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-num, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 80901; K7; KCTC 42657; LMG 28835

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN830270 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sheu DS, Sheu SY, Lin KR, Chen YL, Chen WM. Planctobacterium marinum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Alteromonadaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:974-980.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Planctobacterium Sheu et al. 2017. Publication: Sheu DS, Sheu SY, Lin KR, Chen YL, Chen WM. Planctobacterium marinum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Alteromonadaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:974-980.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Planctobacterium Sheu et al. 2017

Assigned by: Sheu DS, Sheu SY, Lin KR, Chen YL, Chen WM. Planctobacterium marinum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Alteromonadaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:974-980.

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