Name: Pseudovibrio ascidiaceicola Fukunaga et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: as.ci.di.a.ce.i’co.la. N.L. neut. n. Ascidiacea, name of a zoological class; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. ascidiaceicola, Ascidiacea dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-WI-bri-o as-ki-di-a-ke-I-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16392; F423; IAM 15084; JCM 21545; KCTC 12308; NBRC 100514

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB175663 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fukunaga Y, Kurahashi M, Tanaka K, Yanagi K, Yokota A, Harayama S. Pseudovibrio ascidiaceicola sp. nov., isolated from ascidians (sea squirts). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:343-347. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.28231 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Pseudovibrio Shieh et al. 2004

Assigned by: Fukunaga Y, Kurahashi M, Tanaka K, Yanagi K, Yokota A, Harayama S. Pseudovibrio ascidiaceicola sp. nov., isolated from ascidians (sea squirts). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:343-347. 🇯🇵

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