Name: Pseudovibrio japonicus Hosoya and Yokota 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. japonicus, pertaining to Japan, where the isolate originated

Pronunciation, gender: ja-PO-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: IAM 15442; JCM 23208; KCTC 12861; NCIMB 14279; WSF 2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB246748 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hosoya S, Yokota A. Pseudovibrio japonicus sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1952-1955.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pseudovibrio Shieh et al. 2004

Assigned by: Hosoya S, Yokota A. Pseudovibrio japonicus sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1952-1955.

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Record number: 786702