Name: Pontibacillus chungwhensis Lim et al. 2005
Etymology: chung.when’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. chungwhensis, belonging to Chungwha, where the organism was isolated
Type strain: BH030062; DSM 16287; KCTC 3890
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene: AY553296 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Lim JM, Jeon CO, Song SM, Kim CJ. Pontibacillus chungwhensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium from a solar saltern in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:165-170.
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
Parent taxon: Pontibacillus Lim et al. 2005
Assigned by: Lim JM, Jeon CO, Song SM, Kim CJ. Pontibacillus chungwhensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium from a solar saltern in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:165-170.
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/pontibacillus-chungwhensisLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 779748