Name: Rheinheimera baltica Brettar et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bal’ti.ca. M.L. fem. adj. baltica, from the Baltic Sea, referring to the source of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: BAL-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 14885; LMG 21511; OSBAC1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ441080 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brettar I, Christen R, Hofle MG. Rheinheimera baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., a blue-coloured bacterium isolated from the central Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1851-1857.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Curacaobacter baltica" Hogg and Lehane 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002. Publication: Brettar I, Christen R, Hofle MG. Rheinheimera baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., a blue-coloured bacterium isolated from the central Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1851-1857.
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet is a N.L. fem. adj., not a L. fem. adj. as cited in the paper by Brettar et al. 2002. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002

Assigned by: Brettar I, Christen R, Hofle MG. Rheinheimera baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., a blue-coloured bacterium isolated from the central Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1851-1857.

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