Name: Pontixanthobacter luteolus (Yoon et al. 2005) Xu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Erythrobacter luteolus Yoon et al. 2005

Etymology: lu.te’o.lus. L. masc. adj. luteolus, yellowish

Pronunciation, gender: lu-TE-o-lus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 12599; KCTC 12311; SW-109

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY739662 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495.

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erythrobacter luteolus Yoon et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Altererythrobacter luteolus (Yoon et al. 2005) Kwon et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pontixanthobacter Xu et al. 2020. Publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pontixanthobacter Xu et al. 2020

Assigned by: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495.

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Record number: 12797