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Genus Caproicibacterium
Name: Caproicibacterium Gu et al. 2021
Etymology: Ca.pro.i.ci.bac.te’ri.um. N.L. neut. n. acidum caproicum, caproic acid; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Caproicibacterium, a rod-shaped organism that produces caproic acid
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Caproicibacteri-), ka-pro-i-ki-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: Caproicibacterium amylolyticum Gu et al. 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Gu Y, Zhu X, Lin F, Shen C, Li Y, Ao L, Fan W, Ren C, Xu Y. Caproicibacterium amylolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Oscillospiraceae isolated from pit clay used for making Chinese strong aroma-type liquor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4789. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4850.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Capriocibacterium".
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Wang et al. (2022). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: GDMCC: 2; JCM: 2; MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Caproicibacterium amylolyticum Gu et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name Caproicibacterium argilliputei Zeng et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Caproicibacterium lactatifermentans Wang et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gu Y, Zhu X, Lin F, Shen C, Li Y, Ao L, Fan W, Ren C, Xu Y. Caproicibacterium amylolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Oscillospiraceae isolated from pit clay used for making Chinese strong aroma-type liquor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4789. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 2766
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