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Species Pontibacter mucosus
Name: Pontibacter mucosus Nayyar et al. 2016
Etymology: mu.co’sus. L. masc. adj. mucosus, slimy, mucous
Pronunciation, gender: mu-KO-sus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 100162; KCTC 42942; PB3
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KP861851
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Nayyar N, Kohli P, Mahato NK, Lal R. Pontibacter mucosus sp. nov., isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated pond sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2234-2240. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3765-3767.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
Parent taxon: Pontibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Nayyar N, Kohli P, Mahato NK, Lal R. Pontibacter mucosus sp. nov., isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated pond sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2234-2240.
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Record number: 794172
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