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Species Poseidonibacter lekithochrous
Name: Poseidonibacter lekithochrous (Diéguez et al. 2017) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019
Basonym: Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017
Etymology: le.ki.tho.chro’us. Gr. masc. n. lekithos, pale brown; Gr. fem. n. chroa, colour; N.L. masc. adj. lekithochrous, with pale brown colour
Type strain: CECT 8942; DSM 100870; LFT 1.7
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT629298
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Poseidonibacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019.
Publication:
Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸
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⏰ According to Diegüz et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017.
Publication:
Dieguez AL, Perez-Cataluna A, Figueras MJ, Romalde JL. Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Dieguez et al. 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2851-2854. 🇪🇸
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
- ❗ Poseidonibacter lekithochrous is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Poseidonibacter.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Poseidonibacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019.
Publication:
Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077.
Parent taxon: Poseidonibacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 798801
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