Name: Pseudomaricurvus alcaniphilus Seo et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ca.ni’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alcanum, aliphatic hydrocarbon; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alcaniphilus, alcane-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-NI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 18313; KCCM 42976; MEBiC06469

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16S rRNA gene: JQ672628 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Seo HS, Yang SH, Oh JH, Lee JH, Kwon KK. Pseudomaricurvus alcaniphilus sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from tidal flat sediment and emended descriptions of the genus Pseudomaricurvus, Pseudomaricurvus alkylphenolicus Iwaki et al. 2014 and Maricurvus nonylphenolicus Iwaki et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3591-3596. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01156 (N = 11).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pseudomaricurvus Iwaki et al. 2014

Assigned by: Seo HS, Yang SH, Oh JH, Lee JH, Kwon KK. Pseudomaricurvus alcaniphilus sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from tidal flat sediment and emended descriptions of the genus Pseudomaricurvus, Pseudomaricurvus alkylphenolicus Iwaki et al. 2014 and Maricurvus nonylphenolicus Iwaki et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3591-3596. 🇰🇷

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