Name: Polymorphobacter multimanifer Fukuda et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mul.ti.ma’ni.fer. L. masc. adj. multus, many; L. fem. n. manus, hand; L. masc. adj. suff. -fer, bearing, carrying, producing; from L. v. fero, to bear; N.L. masc. adj. multimanifer, many hands bearer, referring to tentacle-like projections

Pronunciation, gender: mul-ti-MA-ni-fer, masculine

Type strain: 262-7; ATCC BAA-2413; JCM 18140

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16S rRNA gene: AB649056 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fukuda W, Chino Y, Araki S, Kondo Y, Imanaka H, Kanai T, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from Antarctic white rock. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2034-2040.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Tahon et al. 2021 Tahon G, Gok D, Lebbe L, Willems A. Description and functional testing of four species of the novel phototrophic genus Chioneia gen. nov., isolated from different East Antarctic environments. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126250.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 As of 2021-11-07 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014. Publication: Fukuda W, Chino Y, Araki S, Kondo Y, Imanaka H, Kanai T, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from Antarctic white rock. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2034-2040.
  • 😷 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014

Assigned by: Fukuda W, Chino Y, Araki S, Kondo Y, Imanaka H, Kanai T, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from Antarctic white rock. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2034-2040.

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Record number: 791877