Name: Sulfitobacter pseudonitzschiae Hong et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pseu.do.nitz’schi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. pseudonitzschiae, referring to the diatom Pseudonitzschia multiseries, from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 26824; H3; MCCC 1A00686

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF006321 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hong Z, Lai Q, Luo Q, Jiang S, Zhu R, Liang J, Gao Y. Sulfitobacter pseudonitzschiae sp. nov., isolated from the toxic marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:95-100.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudosulfitobacter pseudonitzschiae (Hong et al. 2015) Liang et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudosulfitobacter pseudonitzschiae (Hong et al. 2015) Liang et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sulfitobacter pseudonitzschiae 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 Sulfitobacter.
  • 😷 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 8 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. — 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). 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: Hong Z, Lai Q, Luo Q, Jiang S, Zhu R, Liang J, Gao Y. Sulfitobacter pseudonitzschiae sp. nov., isolated from the toxic marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:95-100.

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