Name: Thalassobius aestuarii Yi and Chun 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of a tidal flat

Pronunciation, gender: a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8650; DSM 15283; IMSNU 14011; JC2049; JCM 14332; KCTC 12049

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY442178 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yi H, Chun J. Thalassobius aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. J Microbiol 2006; 44:171-176. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Shimia aestuarii (Yi and Chun 2007) Wirth and Whitman 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Shimia aestuarii (Yi and Chun 2007) Wirth and Whitman 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thalassovita aestuarii (Yi and Chun 2007) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The type strain JCM 14332 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Parent taxon: Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005

Assigned by: Yi H, Chun J. Thalassobius aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. J Microbiol 2006; 44:171-176. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 786234