Name: Abditibacterium utsteinense Tahon et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ut.stei.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. utsteinense, referring to Utsteinen, the location in Antarctica where the first strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ut-ste͡i-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 105287; LMG 29911; R-68213

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY386500 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tahon G, Tytgat B, Lebbe L, Carlier A, Willems A. Abditibacterium utsteinense sp. nov., the first cultivated member of candidate phylum FBP, isolated from ice-free Antarctic soil samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:279-290. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Abditibacterium Tahon et al. 2018. Publication: Tahon G, Tytgat B, Lebbe L, Carlier A, Willems A. Abditibacterium utsteinense sp. nov., the first cultivated member of candidate phylum FBP, isolated from ice-free Antarctic soil samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:279-290. 🇧🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Abditibacterium Tahon et al. 2018

Assigned by: Tahon G, Tytgat B, Lebbe L, Carlier A, Willems A. Abditibacterium utsteinense sp. nov., the first cultivated member of candidate phylum FBP, isolated from ice-free Antarctic soil samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:279-290. 🇧🇪

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