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Genus Caenibacterium
Name: Caenibacterium Manaia et al. 2003
Etymology: Cae.ni.bac.te’ri.um. L. neut. n. caenum, mud, sludge; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; from Gr. neut. dim. n. baktêrion, rod; N.L. neut. n. Caenibacterium, a rod-shaped bacterium isolated from sludge
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Caenibacteri-), ka͡e-ni-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: Caenibacterium thermophilum Manaia et al. 2003
Valid publication:
Manaia CM, Nunes OC, Nogales B. Caenibacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a thermophilic aerobic digester of municipal sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1375-1382. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Caldimonas Takeda et al. 2002
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Zhizhongheella Dong et al. 2014 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Caldimonas Takeda et al. 2002 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Schlegelella Elbanna et al. 2003 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Caldimonas Takeda et al. 2002.
Publication:
Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352. 🇨🇳
- ❗ Caenibacterium is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; LMG: 1.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Caldimonas Takeda et al. 2002.
Publication:
Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Caenibacterium thermophilum Manaia et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Tang B, Yu Y, Liang J, Zhang Y, Bian X, Zhi X, Ding X. Reclassification of 'Polyangium brachysporum' DSM 7029 as Schlegelella brevitalea sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2877-2883. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 515287
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