Name: Pontiella agarivorans Liu et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ri’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar, algal polysaccharide; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, consuming; N.L. fem. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ga-RI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 113125; MCCC 1K08672; NLcol2

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16S rRNA gene: OQ749723 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu N, Kivenson V, Peng X, Cui Z, Lankiewicz TS, Gosselin KM, English CJ, Blair EM, O'Malley MA, Valentine DL. Pontiella agarivorans sp. nov., a novel marine anaerobic bacterium capable of degrading macroalgal polysaccharides and fixing nitrogen. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0091423. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-14.

Parent taxon: Pontiella van Vliet et al. 2020

Assigned by: Liu N, Kivenson V, Peng X, Cui Z, Lankiewicz TS, Gosselin KM, English CJ, Blair EM, O'Malley MA, Valentine DL. Pontiella agarivorans sp. nov., a novel marine anaerobic bacterium capable of degrading macroalgal polysaccharides and fixing nitrogen. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0091423. 🇺🇸

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