Name: Thalassolituus alkanivorans Wei et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. alkanivorans, devouring alkanes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 82621; MCCC 1K05476; TMPB967

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16S rRNA gene: OK489464 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wei TT, He S, Quan ZX. Thalassolituus alkanivorans sp. nov., a hydrocarbon-utilizing bacterium isolated from the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5404. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Names but not taxa can be validly published. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thalassolituus Yakimov et al. 2004

Assigned by: Wei TT, He S, Quan ZX. Thalassolituus alkanivorans sp. nov., a hydrocarbon-utilizing bacterium isolated from the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5404. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 28962