Name: Zeaxanthinibacter aestuarii Lee et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of sediment, isolated from estuary sediment

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

Type strain: JCM 31155; KACC 18503; S2-22

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16S rRNA gene: KU667250 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee Y, Jeong HI, Jeong SE, Jeon CO. Zeaxanthinibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from estuary sediment and emended description of the genus Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3264-3269.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007

Assigned by: Lee Y, Jeong HI, Jeong SE, Jeon CO. Zeaxanthinibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from estuary sediment and emended description of the genus Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3264-3269.

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Record number: 794552