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Genus Frigoribacterium
Name: Frigoribacterium Kämpfer et al. 2000
Etymology: Fri.go.ri.bac.te’ri.um. L. masc. n. frigor, frost, cold; Gr. neut. dim. n. baktêrion, small rod; N.L. neut. n. Frigoribacterium, a small rod growing in the cold
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Frigoribacteri-), fri-go-ri-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: Frigoribacterium faeni Kämpfer et al. 2000
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Kampfer P, Rainey FA, Andersson MA, Nurmiaho Lassila EL, Ulrych U, Busse HJ, Weiss N, Mikkola R, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Frigoribacterium faeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic genus of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:355-363. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.
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: "Frigobacterium"; "Frigorbacterium"; "Frigoribacte".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 4; DSM: 4; KCTC: 2; EGI: 1; LMG: 1; NBRC: 1; ATCC: 1; ACCC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Frigoribacterium adelgis" Tamošiūnaitė et al. 2026 not validly published preferred name Frigoribacterium endophyticum Wang et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Frigoribacterium faeni Kämpfer et al. 2000 validly published under the ICNP correct name Frigoribacterium mesophilum Dastager et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP synonym Frigoribacterium salinisoli Kong et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Kampfer P, Rainey FA, Andersson MA, Nurmiaho Lassila EL, Ulrych U, Busse HJ, Weiss N, Mikkola R, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Frigoribacterium faeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic genus of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:355-363. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 515657
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