Name: Sulfitobacter noctilucicola Kwak et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: noc.ti.lu.ci’co.la. L. fem. n. Noctiluca, scientific name of the sea sparkle from which the strain was isolated; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. noctilucicola, dwelling on Noctiluca

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … nok-ti-lu-KI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: JCM 18834; KCTC 32123; NB-77

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC428717 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kwak MJ, Lee JS, Lee KC, Kim KK, Eom MK, Kim BK, Kim JF. Sulfitobacter geojensis sp. nov., Sulfitobacter noctilucae sp. nov., and Sulfitobacter noctilucicola sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3760-3767. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:323-324.

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 4 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: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Sulfitobacter Sorokin 1996

Assigned by: Kwak MJ, Lee JS, Lee KC, Kim KK, Eom MK, Kim BK, Kim JF. Sulfitobacter geojensis sp. nov., Sulfitobacter noctilucae sp. nov., and Sulfitobacter noctilucicola sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3760-3767. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 792316