Species Exiguobacterium profundum

Name: Exiguobacterium profundum Crapart et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.fun’dum. L. neut. adj. profundum, deep, living within the depth of the oceans

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-xi-gu-o-bak-TE-ri-um pro-FUN-dum, neuter

Type strain: 10C; CCUG 50949; DSM 17289

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY818050 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Crapart S, Fardeau ML, Cayol JL, Thomas P, Sery C, Ollivier B, Combet-Blanc Y. Exiguobacterium profundum sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, lactic acid-producing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:287-292. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:898-899.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 22 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Exiguobacterium Collins et al. 1984

Assigned by: Crapart S, Fardeau ML, Cayol JL, Thomas P, Sery C, Ollivier B, Combet-Blanc Y. Exiguobacterium profundum sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, lactic acid-producing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:287-292. 🇫🇷

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.785924Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 785924