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Species Pontibacter virosus
Name: Pontibacter virosus Kohli et al. 2016
Etymology: vi.ro’sus. L. masc. adj. virosus, smelly, slimy, referring to the strain’s properties
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wi-RO-sus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 100231; KCTC 42941; MCC 2932; W14
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT719408
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kohli P, Nayyar N, Sharma A, Singh AK, Lal R. Pontibacter virosus sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated dumpsite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4395-4400. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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García-López et al. 2019
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. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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García-López et al. 2019
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.
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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.
Parent taxon: Pontibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Kohli P, Nayyar N, Sharma A, Singh AK, Lal R. Pontibacter virosus sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated dumpsite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4395-4400. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 794793
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