Name: Simiduia agarivorans Shieh et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ri’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, destroying; N.L. fem. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ga-RI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 17597; DSM 21679; JCM 13881; SA1

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16S rRNA gene: EF617350 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shieh WY, Liu TY, Lin SY, Jean WD, Chen JS. Simiduia agarivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, agarolytic bacterium isolated from shallow coastal water from Keelung, Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:895-900. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Simiduia Shieh et al. 2008. Publication: Shieh WY, Liu TY, Lin SY, Jean WD, Chen JS. Simiduia agarivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, agarolytic bacterium isolated from shallow coastal water from Keelung, Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:895-900. 🇹🇼
  • 😷 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 12 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. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Simiduia Shieh et al. 2008

Assigned by: Shieh WY, Liu TY, Lin SY, Jean WD, Chen JS. Simiduia agarivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, agarolytic bacterium isolated from shallow coastal water from Keelung, Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:895-900. 🇹🇼

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