Name: Spongiibacter taiwanensis Jean et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.wa.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tai-wa-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 80916; JCM 31012; SPT1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT966463 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jean WD, Yeh YT, Huang SP, Chen JS, Shieh WY. Spongiibacter taiwanensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from aged seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4094-4098. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

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.

Parent taxon: Spongiibacter Graeber et al. 2008

Assigned by: Jean WD, Yeh YT, Huang SP, Chen JS, Shieh WY. Spongiibacter taiwanensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from aged seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4094-4098. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 794692