Name: Sejongia antarctica Yi et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, and by extension pertaining to Antarctic, the geographical origin of the type strain

Gender: feminine

Type strain: AT1013; DSM 17047; IMSNU 14040; JCM 12381; KCTC 12225

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY553293 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yi H, Yoon HI, Chun J. Sejongia antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Sejongia jeonii sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:409-416.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chryseobacterium antarcticum (Yi et al. 2005) Kämpfer et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Kaistella antarctica (Yi et al. 2005) Nicholson et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published
    Chryseobacterium antarcticum (Yi et al. 2005) Kämpfer et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Sejongia Yi et al. 2005. Publication: Yi H, Yoon HI, Chun J. Sejongia antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Sejongia jeonii sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:409-416.

Parent taxon: Sejongia Yi et al. 2005

Assigned by: Yi H, Yoon HI, Chun J. Sejongia antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Sejongia jeonii sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:409-416.

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