Species Sejongia marina

Name: Sejongia marina Lee et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: se-JON͡G-i-a ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: IMCC 3228; KCCM 42689; NBRC 103143

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: EF554366 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee K, Lee HK, Choi TH, Cho JC. Sejongia marina sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2917-2921. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Chryseobacterium marinum (Lee et al. 2007) Kämpfer et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halpernia marina (Lee et al. 2007) Nicholson et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Chryseobacterium marinum (Lee et al. 2007) Kämpfer et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sejongia marina is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sejongia.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Sejongia Yi et al. 2005

Assigned by: Lee K, Lee HK, Choi TH, Cho JC. Sejongia marina sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2917-2921. 🇰🇷

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