Name: Planomicrobium okeanokoites (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Yoon et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Flavobacterium okeanokoites ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: o.ke.a.no.ko.i’tes. Gr. masc. n. Ôkeanos, the ocean; Gr. fem. n. koitê, bed; N.L. gen. fem. n. okeanokoites, of the ocean bed

Pronunciation, gender: o-ke-a-no-ko-I-tes, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33414; CCM 320; CIP 105082; DSM 15489; IF0 12536; IFO 12536; LMG 4030; NBRC 12536; NCIMB 561; NCMB 561; VKM B-1175

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680292 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kang SS, Lee KC, Lee ES, Kho YH, Kang KH, Park YH. Planomicrobium koreense gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the Korean traditional fermented seafood jeotgal, and transfer of Planococcus okeanokoites (Nakagawa et al. 1996) and Planococcus mcmeekinii (Junge et al. 1998) to the genus Planomicrobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1511-1520.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Planococcus okeanokoites (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Nakagawa et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Flavobacterium okeanokoites ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Planococcus okeanokoites (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Nakagawa et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Planomicrobium okeanokoites 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 Planomicrobium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Planomicrobium okeanokoites (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Yoon et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Yoon et al. 2001 the basonym is cited as Planococcus okeanokoites Nakagawa et al. 1996 and the new combination as Planomicrobium okeanokoites (Nakagawa et al. 1996) Yoon et al. 2001. Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 81. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1755-1763.

Parent taxon: Planomicrobium Yoon et al. 2001

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang SS, Lee KC, Lee ES, Kho YH, Kang KH, Park YH. Planomicrobium koreense gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the Korean traditional fermented seafood jeotgal, and transfer of Planococcus okeanokoites (Nakagawa et al. 1996) and Planococcus mcmeekinii (Junge et al. 1998) to the genus Planomicrobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1511-1520.

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