Name: Salegentibacter chungangensis Siamphan and Kim 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chung.ang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. chungangensis, belonging to Chung-Ang University where the taxonomic studies on this species were performed

Pronunciation, gender: k^hun͡g-an͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CAU 1289; CCUG 64793; KCTC 24000

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC683477 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Siamphan C, Kim W. Salegentibacter chungangensis sp. nov., isolated from a sea sand and emended description of the genus Salegentibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1514-1519. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2509-2511.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species and may be reclassified as an independent genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Salegentibacter McCammon and Bowman 2000

Assigned by: Siamphan C, Kim W. Salegentibacter chungangensis sp. nov., isolated from a sea sand and emended description of the genus Salegentibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1514-1519. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 791756