Name: Pontibacillus litoralis Chen et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21186; JSM 72002; KCTC 13237

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU583724 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen YG, Zhang YQ, Yi LB, Li ZY, Wang YX, Xiao HD, Chen QH, Cui XL, Li WJ. Pontibacillus litoralis sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic bacterium isolated from a sea anemone, and emended description of the genus Pontibacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:560-565. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1253-1255.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pontibacillus Lim et al. 2005

Assigned by: Chen YG, Zhang YQ, Yi LB, Li ZY, Wang YX, Xiao HD, Chen QH, Cui XL, Li WJ. Pontibacillus litoralis sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic bacterium isolated from a sea anemone, and emended description of the genus Pontibacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:560-565. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788397