Species Vitellibacter aestuarii

Name: Vitellibacter aestuarii Kim et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wi-tel-li-BAK-ter a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, masculine

Type strain: IMSNU 14137; JC2436; JCM 15496; KACC 13727; KCTC 22361

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: EU642844 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim BS, Kim OS, Moon EY, Chun J. Vitellibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from tidal-flat sediment, and an emended description of the genus Vitellibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1989-1992. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2695-2696.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Aequorivita aestuarii (Kim et al. 2010) Hahnke et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aequorivita aestuarii (Kim et al. 2010) Hahnke et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Vitellibacter aestuarii 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 Vitellibacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Vitellibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2003

Assigned by: Kim BS, Kim OS, Moon EY, Chun J. Vitellibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from tidal-flat sediment, and an emended description of the genus Vitellibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1989-1992. 🇰🇷

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