Name: Pontimicrobium aquaticum Janthra et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. aquaticum, living in water, referring to the isolation of the type strain from water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWA-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CAU 1491; KCTC 72003; NBRC 113695

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16S rRNA gene: MK051221 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Janthra T, Baek J, Kim JH, Yoon JH, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Pontimicrobium aquaticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium in the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4562-4568. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pontimicrobium Janthra et al. 2020. Publication: Janthra T, Baek J, Kim JH, Yoon JH, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Pontimicrobium aquaticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium in the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4562-4568. 🇰🇷
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pontimicrobium Janthra et al. 2020

Assigned by: Janthra T, Baek J, Kim JH, Yoon JH, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Pontimicrobium aquaticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium in the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4562-4568. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 8663