Name: Zhongshania aliphaticivorans Lo et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.li.pha.ti.ci’vo.rans. N.L. masc. adj. aliphaticus, aliphatic; L. pres. part. vorans, consuming; N.L. fem. part. adj. aliphaticivorans, aliphatic hydrocarbon-consuming

Pronunciation, gender: a-li-p^ha-ti-KI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: JCM 30138; KACC 18120; SM-2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF982857 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lo N, Kang HJ, Jeon CO. Zhongshania aliphaticivorans sp. nov., an aliphatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and transfer of Spongiibacter borealis Jang et al. 2011 to the genus Zhongshania as Zhongshania borealis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3768-3774.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:323-324.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13819 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Zhongshania Li et al. 2011

Assigned by: Lo N, Kang HJ, Jeon CO. Zhongshania aliphaticivorans sp. nov., an aliphatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and transfer of Spongiibacter borealis Jang et al. 2011 to the genus Zhongshania as Zhongshania borealis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3768-3774.

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Record number: 792323