Name: Pontibacter virosus Kohli et al. 2016
Etymology: vi.ro’sus. L. masc. adj. virosus, smelly, slimy, referring to the strain’s properties
Type strain: DSM 100231; KCTC 42941; MCC 2932; W14
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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.
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
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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