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 (Latin), gender: pon-ti-xan-t^ho-BAK-ter 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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Altererythrobacter luteolus (Yoon et al. 2005) Kwon et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Erythrobacter luteolus Yoon et al. 2005	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. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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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