Name: Symbiobacterium terraclitae Shiratori-Takano et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter.ra.cli’tae. N.L. gen. fem. n. terraclitae, of Terraclita, a zoological genus name, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the barnacle species Terraclita japonica

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 27138; JCM 15997; KA13; KCTC 4569

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB455239 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shiratori-Takano H, Akita K, Yamada K, Itoh T, Sugihara T, Beppu T, Ueda K. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3375-3383.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6.

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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Symbiobacterium Ohno et al. 2000

Assigned by: Shiratori-Takano H, Akita K, Yamada K, Itoh T, Sugihara T, Beppu T, Ueda K. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3375-3383.

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Record number: 792208