Name: Pseudomaricurvus alkylphenolicus Iwaki et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.kyl.phe.no’li.cus. N.L. gen. neut. n. alkylphenolis, alkylphenol; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. alkylphenolicus, referring to the substrate alkylphenol that can be utilized by the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-ma-ri-KUR-wus al-kyl-p^he-NO-li-kus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 19135; KCTC 32386; KU41G

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB809161 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Iwaki H, Fujioka M, Hasegawa Y. Isolation and characterization of marine nonylphenol-degrading bacteria and description of Pseudomaricurvus alkylphenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2014; 68:167-173. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Seo et al. 2015 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. 🇰🇷 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.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudomaricurvus Iwaki et al. 2014. Publication: Iwaki H, Fujioka M, Hasegawa Y. Isolation and characterization of marine nonylphenol-degrading bacteria and description of Pseudomaricurvus alkylphenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2014; 68:167-173. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pseudomaricurvus Iwaki et al. 2014

Assigned by: Iwaki H, Fujioka M, Hasegawa Y. Isolation and characterization of marine nonylphenol-degrading bacteria and description of Pseudomaricurvus alkylphenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2014; 68:167-173. 🇯🇵

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