Name: Xenophilus Blümel et al. 2001
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Xe.no’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. xenos, foreign; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend; N.L. masc. n. Xenophilus, friend of foreign compounds, referring to the isolation of the type species by enrichment on azo dyes
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Xenophil-), xe-NO-phi-lus
Type species: Xenophilus azovorans Blümel et al. 2001
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Blumel S, Busse HJ, Stolz A, Kampfer P. Xenophilus azovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a soil bacterium that is able to degrade azo dyes of the Orange II type. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1831-1837. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Xenophilus aerolatus Kim et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Xenophilus arseniciresistens Li et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Xenophilus azovorans Blümel et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Blumel S, Busse HJ, Stolz A, Kampfer P. Xenophilus azovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a soil bacterium that is able to degrade azo dyes of the Orange II type. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1831-1837. 🇩🇪
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