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Genus Paramicrobacterium
Name: Paramicrobacterium Lee et al. 2024
Etymology: Pa.ra.mi.cro.bac.te’ri.um. Gr. prep. para, beside; N.L. neut. n. Microbacterium, a genus name; N.L. neut. n. Paramicrobacterium, resembling the genus Microbacterium
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Paramicrobacteri-), pa-ra-mi-kro-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: Paramicrobacterium agarici (Young et al. 2010) Lee et al. 2024
Effective publication:
Lee SD, Yang HL, Kim IS. Four new Microbacterium species isolated from seaweeds and reclassification of five Microbacterium species with a proposal of Paramicrobacterium gen. nov. under a genome-based framework of the genus Microbacterium. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1299950. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 217. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6275.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Aureobacterium Collins et al. 1983 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 Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Young CC, Busse HJ, Langer S, Chu JN, Schumann P, Arun AB, Shen FT, Rekha PD, Kampfer P. Microbacterium agarici sp. nov., Microbacterium humi sp. nov. and Microbacterium pseudoresistens sp. nov., isolated from the base of the mushroom Agaricus blazei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:854-860.
- ❗ Paramicrobacterium 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08254 (N = 8).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: GDMCC: 2; DSM: 2; CCM: 2; CGMCC: 2; KACC: 2.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Young CC, Busse HJ, Langer S, Chu JN, Schumann P, Arun AB, Shen FT, Rekha PD, Kampfer P. Microbacterium agarici sp. nov., Microbacterium humi sp. nov. and Microbacterium pseudoresistens sp. nov., isolated from the base of the mushroom Agaricus blazei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:854-860.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Paramicrobacterium agarici (Young et al. 2010) Lee et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paramicrobacterium chengjingii (Zhou et al. 2021) Lee et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paramicrobacterium fandaimingii (Zhou et al. 2021) Lee et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paramicrobacterium humi (Young et al. 2010) Lee et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Lee SD, Yang HL, Kim IS. Four new Microbacterium species isolated from seaweeds and reclassification of five Microbacterium species with a proposal of Paramicrobacterium gen. nov. under a genome-based framework of the genus Microbacterium. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1299950.
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Record number: 49247
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