Name: Ulvibacter antarcticus Choi et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. antarcticus, of the Antarctic environment, referring to the place where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ant-ARK-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23424; IMCC 3101; KCCM 42686; NBRC 102682

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF554364 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi TH, Lee HK, Lee K, Cho JC. Ulvibacter antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2922-2925. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.

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 6 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: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Ulvibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004

Assigned by: Choi TH, Lee HK, Lee K, Cho JC. Ulvibacter antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2922-2925. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 787056